In Russia, 23,351 cases of Covid were detected per day - the minimum since mid-November. St. Petersburg for the first time overtook Moscow in the number of cases per day

In Russia, 23,351 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded per day, according to the federal operational headquarters for combating the virus.

The largest number of new cases was detected in St. Petersburg (3,657), Moscow (3,591), Moscow Region (1,250).

A total of 3,260,138 people have fallen ill since the start of the epidemic.

Over the past day, 482 people have died. The total number of deaths from covid, according to the operational headquarters, has reached 58,988 people

• The number of detected cases of covid per day was the lowest since November 18, when 20,985 new cases were detected. Throughout December, Russia recorded from 26,000 to 29,000 cases daily. The record value was on December 24 - 29,935 cases.