The number of COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours increased by 9,412, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,194,643, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. The number of infections for the first time since June 1 has surpassed 9,000. According to the crisis center, daily growth is at 0.8 percent. In Moscow, 2,704 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the capital's total to 297,729, according to the center. Over the past day, 186 new deaths were reported, taking the country's death toll to 21,077, the center said, adding that 970,296 patients have recovered so far, including 6,054 over the past 24 hours. Over 222,500 patients remain under medical observation in Russia due to the suspected coronavirus infection, local reports said on Friday. "In the Russian Federation 222,592 people remain under medical observation," the statement said. According to local reports, a total of 402,000 coronavirus tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of tests done so far in the country to over 46.8 million. — Agencies
