Russia registers 500 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Russia has registered 500 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, which brings the total number of cases in the country to 2,337, the country's operational headquarters for preventing the spread of coronavirus said in a statement on Tuesday.
"Over the past 24 hours, the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in 24 regions in Russia is 500," the statement read.
The capital city Moscow alone has has registered 387 new cases of COVID-19, according to the statement.
In addition, eight patients have died from the disease in Moscow, St.Petersburg, the Vladimir region and the Penza region over the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of dead in the country to 17.
So far, 73 regions across the country have been hit by the disease and 121 patients have been discharged from hospitals.
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