In Russia, 23,721 cases of coronavirus were detected per day, according to the operational headquarters. This is the lowest daily increase in cases since September 29, when 22,430 new cases were detected.
Also, 968 deaths were recorded per day. Thus, the number of deaths from COVID-19 recorded per day is below 1,000 for the third day in a row.
The leader in the number of cases per day among Russian regions was Moscow (2,180 people), St. Petersburg was in second place (1,851 people), and Moscow Region was third (1,565 people).
Over 500 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in seven regions:
Krasnodar Territory - 570; Sverdlovsk region - 564; Irkutsk region - 546; Perm Territory - 545; Krasnoyarsk Territory - 531; Chelyabinsk region - 528; Rostov region - 518.