Russia reports 15,316 new COVID-19 cases

Russia reports 15,316 new COVID-19 cases

MOSCOW, 6th January, 2022 – Russia has confirmed 15,316 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,601,300, the federal response centre said on Thursday.

Sputnik quoted the centre as saying that 802 deaths related to the coronavirus were also recorded, bringing the country’s cumulative coronavirus death toll in the country to 313,817.

In the same period, 22,949 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals across the country, bringing the total of recoveries to 9,623,677.