MOSCOW, Oct 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russia reported 10,499 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, surpassing 10,000 again since mid-May, as the pandemic resurges, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said, yesterday.
According to official statistics, Russia’s total number of COVID-19 infections has grown to 1,215,001. The country continues to rank the fourth-highest in the world, in terms of cumulative cases.
To date, there are 21,358 COVID-19-related deaths, and 979,143 recoveries in the country.
Moscow has been witnessing a steep growth in daily infections, tallying 3,327 new cases within the past 24 hours, with the total number now equal to 303,940.
Moscow Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said that, the city’s hospitals are loaded with COVID-19 patients, and backup mobile hospitals will be used, if the situation continues to worsen.– NNN-TASS
