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Russia reports 20,921 coronavirus cases over day, record low since
November 11
MOSCOW, January 23, 2021(BSS/TASS) – The number of coronavirus cases in
Russia per day increased by 20,921, which is a record low since November 11,
the federal operational headquarters to combat coronavirus on Saturday.
In relative terms, the increase in the number of cases was less than 0.6%.
In total, 3,698,273 people have been infected in the country since the
beginning of the pandemic – slightly more than 2.5% of the population.
The number of Russians who recovered from coronavirus increased by 27,779
per day. A total of 3,109,315 people have already recovered. The share of
patients who were discharged, according to the headquarters, increased to
84.1% of the total number of cases. For five days, the number of recovered
exceeds the number of new cases.
The number of deaths due to coronavirus in Russia rose by 559 over day
against 580 a day earlier. A total of 68,971 patients died from coronavirus.
The conditional mortality of the disease (the final one can be determined
only after the end of the pandemic) remained at the level of 1.86%, the
headquarters said.
Moscow
The number of new coronavirus cases in Moscow amounted to 2,668 over the
past day. In total, 910,057 cases have been identified in the capital since
the beginning of the pandemic.
The increase in new cases, according to the headquarters, was 0.3%. A day
earlier, 3,037 cases were identified.
BSS/TASS/MSY/1540 hrs