Russia sees 8,589 new Covid-19 cases, 346 deaths over past 24 hours - HQ
MOSCOW. April 19 (Interfax) - A total of 8,589 new coronavirus cases and 346 related deaths were recorded in Russia over the past 24 hours, according to a statement released by the national coronavirus response headquarters on Monday.
"A total of 8,589 cases of the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19) were registered in Russia in 83 regions over the past 24 hours, including 1,081 (12.6%) diagnosed proactively without clinical signs," the statement said.
A total of 6,818 people were discharged after recovering and 346 patients died of coronavirus over the past 24 hours.
A total of 2,279 new coronavirus cases, 59 deaths and 1,089 recoveries were recorded in Moscow on Monday, the headquarters said.
A total of 4,710,690 cases of coronavirus and 105,928 deaths have been registered and 4,333,598 people have been discharged from hospitals since March 2, 2020, when the pandemic began in Russia.
According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), more than 126 million coronavirus tests have been performed in Russia, including 263,000 tests performed in the past 24 hours. A total of 513,951 people remain under medical observation in the country.