Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 11 Apr 2020, 07:17 am Print
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Moscow/Sputnik: The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Russia has risen by 1,667 in the last 24 hours to 13,584, the country’s coronavirus response center announced on Saturday.
The majority of these new cases were registered in Moscow, the center announced. In total, 1,030 new cases were registered in the Russian capital. As of Saturday, Moscow has recorded almost 9,000 cases.
Meanwhile,152 new positive tests were reported in the Moscow region. Additionally, 80 new cases of the disease were confirmed in St. Petersburg.
A further 12 people have died after contracting the disease, raising the overall death toll since the start of the outbreak to 106 in the country, the center added.
However, the number of people who have recovered from the disease has risen sharply over the past day and has now surpassed 1,000.
“Over the previous 24 hours, 250 people have recovered from the disease. Since the start of the outbreak, the total number of people who have recovered in Russia is now 1,045,” the center added.
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