In Russia, for the first time since February, more than 13.5 thousand cases of COVID-19 were

Over the past day, 13,510 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in RUSSIA. This is reported by the operational headquarters for the fight against the disease. Prior to this, more than 13.5 thousand infected people were detected on February 15 (14,207 cases).

This brings the total number of covid-19 infections in the country to 5,193,964.

Of the 12.5 thousand new cases, 6.7 thousand are in the capital, which is the highest figure for Moscow since December last year.

During the day, 399 people with coronavirus died in Russia. Recovered - 9,986. Since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the operational headquarters, 126,073 people have died due to coronavirus. Rosstat cites other figures, the day before, the department recalculated the data, specifying that in 2020 alone, coronavirus infection caused death for 144,691 residents.