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MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/: New confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia grew by 8,419 in the past twenty-four hours to 4,880,262, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday. The coronavirus growth rate equaled 0.17%, the latest data show.
The slowest coronavirus growth rates were registered in the Republic of Altai (0.02%) and in the Republic of Tyva (0.03%) in the past day, the latest data show.
In particular, 729 new coronavirus cases were registered in the past twenty-four hours in St. Petersburg, 636 in the Moscow Region, 207 in the Rostov Region, 137 in the Voronezh Region and 124 in the Saratov Region.
Currently, 270,804 people are undergoing medical treatment from the novel coronavirus in Russia, the latest figures show.
Coronavirus recoveries in Russia grew by 7,517 in the past twenty-four hours to 4,496,132, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported.
The share of recoveries remained unchanged at 92.1% of all infections, the latest figures show.
Coronavirus fatalities in Russia grew by 334 in the past twenty-four hours compared to 370 a day before to 113,326, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 2.32%, the latest figures show.
Coronavirus cases in Moscow grew by 2,828 in the past twenty-four hours to 1,116,388.
The coronavirus growth rate equaled 0.25%. A day before, Moscow registered 2,765 new coronavirus cases.
Fifty-eight coronavirus patients died in Moscow in the past twenty-four hours, bringing fatalities to 18,837 in the Russian capital, the crisis center reported.
A total of 2,134 coronavirus patients recovered from the disease in Moscow in the past twenty-four hours, bringing recoveries to 1,008,676 in the Russian capital. Currently, 88,875 people continue their medical treatment from the novel coronavirus in Moscow, the latest figures show.