EREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia has increased in the last 24 hours from 69 the day before, TASS reported when mentioning the coronavirus crisis center.
This is the first time since June 11 that Russia has recorded more than 70 deaths in one day. In total, according to the crisis center, since the beginning of the pandemic, another 383,758 people have died.
The number of infections increased from 30,967 the day before to 40,231 to a total of 19,221,602, while the number of recoveries increased from 30,869 the previous day to 32,876, reaching a total of 18,370,612.
As many as 3,872 more people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia on the last day, down 4. 7% from the day before. The number of hospitalized patients increased in 39 regions, while in 46 other regions, the number decreased. A day earlier, another 4,063 people had been rushed to hospitals.
COVID-19 cases in Moscow rose to 9414 on the last day, up from 4997 the day before, reaching 2,981,183, at the Coronavirus Crisis Center. COVID-19 cases in St. Petersburg rose to 4406 on the last day from 4412 the day before, achieving 1,630,498.