In Russia, 16,568 cases of COVID-19 infection were detected per day
In Russia, 16,568 cases of COVID-19 infection were detected per day, according to the federal infection control headquarters. The number of deaths increased by 796 per day. In Moscow, 3,072 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected over the past day (3,694 a day earlier), in St. Petersburg — 1,376, in the Moscow region — 1,246. 380 and 370 new cases were recorded in the Sverdlovsk region and in the Krasnodar Territory, respectively.