Russia reports 1 667 new cases of COVID-19 per day

Coronavirus is an ongoing pandemic (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 and recognized as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 11 April 2020, more than 1.69 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 210 countries and territories, resulting in over 102,000 deaths. More than 376,000 people have recovered

Russia has confirmed 1,667 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

According to the Operational Headquarters of the Russian Federation to combat the spread of the infection, 1 667 people in 49 regions have tested positive over the past day in Russia.

Notably, Russia has so far reported 13,584 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in 82 regions.