Russia recorded 6,718 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 667,883, the country’s coronavirus response center said in a statement on Friday.
The centre stated that “the death toll rose by 176 to 9,859, while 437,893 people have recovered, including 8,915 over the last 24 hours.”
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Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, reported 659 newly confirmed cases, taking its tally of infections to 223,530.
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“On Thursday, 284,158 people were still under medical observation, while over 20.4 million virus tests have been conducted nationwide,’’ Russia’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog said in a separate statement. (Xinhua/NAN)