Russia’s COVID-19 cases cross 16.5 million

Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 97,455 over the past day to 16,592,824, the anti-coronavirus crisis centre reported on Wednesday.

In relative terms, the growth rate reached 0.59 percent.

Russia’s COVID-19 death toll surged by 784 over the past day to 353,230. A day earlier 786 COVID-19 deaths were registered. The average mortality rate dropped to 2.13 percent, according to the crisis centre.

Russia’s COVID-19 recoveries rose by 183,530 over the past day, reaching 13,931,995.

The number of patients undergoing outpatient treatment rose to 2,307,599.

Source: Emirates News Agency