With 3,448 new cases in the past day, Russia's official coronavirus count hits 27,938 patients
On the morning of April 16, Russian officials announced that the country recorded 3,448 new coronavirus infections in the past day, bringing the nation’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 27,938 patients. A day earlier, health officials reported 3,388 new cases.
The latest infections were reported in 78 different regions, including Moscow (+1,370), the Moscow region (+467), St. Petersburg (+154), the Nizhny Novgorod region (+65), Ingushetia (+63), and the Krasnoyarsk Territory (+60).
Another 34 people reportedly died from the disease, raising Russia’s total number of fatalities caused by COVID-19 to 232. As many as 2,304 people in Russia are known to have recovered fully from the disease, including 318 in the past day.
Russia says it’s conducted roughly 1.6 million coronavirus tests, so far.
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