Data update means that Russia has become the 9th country in the world in the number of infections, ahead of China.

This is written by Ura-Inform.

7346 people in Russia have recovered since the start of the epidemic, of which 579 have left hospitals in the last 24 hours.

Most new cases were reported in Moscow (2,871), in the Moscow Region (638), Nizhny Novgorod Region (207), Dagestan (167) and St. Petersburg (161). Most people died of the disease in Moscow, there are already 435 fatal cases.

The Nizhny Novgorod region, many of whose residents work in Moscow, has been closing its administrative borders since Monday: you can come to the region only on the basis of registration or a special pass.

In St. Petersburg, about 50 infections were detected in one of the hospitals, including 17 doctors who were probably infected by patients brought from other institutions.

Recall that worldwide, more than 3 million reported cases of COVID-19.