29 Oct 2020 11:57

Russia registers 17,717 new coronavirus cases, 366 deaths in past 24 hours - HQ

MOSCOW. Oct 29 (Interfax) - The daily growth in new coronavirus numbers has again exceeded 17,000 in Russia: 17,717 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, and 366 patients died of coronavirus over the past day, the coronavirus response headquarters said on Thursday.

"Over the past day, 17,717 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in 85 regions of Russia, including 4,691 active asymptomatic cases (26.5%)," the headquarters said.

The number of recovered patients hit an all-time high of 14,740.

Russia saw a slight decline in new coronavirus cases on October 27 and 28. There were 16,202 new cases on Wednesday, and 16,550 on Tuesday, as against over 17,000 on Monday, October 26.

The growth is still the steepest in Moscow, which reported 4,906 coronavirus cases on Thursday, as against 3,670 on Wednesday and 4,312 on Tuesday.

According to the headquarters, 3,780 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals and 66 patients died in Moscow in the past 24 hours.

By now, Russia has seen a total of 1,581,693 coronavirus cases (+1.1%) in 85 regions, including 27,301 deaths, the headquarters said, adding that the total recovery rate had reached 1,186,041, including 14,740 discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours.