COVID-19 cases in Russia grow by less than 9,000 for 2nd day in a row

In the past 24 hours, 8,849 new coronavirus cases were registered in Russia, bringing the total case count to 317,554, the coronavirus prevention operational headquarters told journalists Thursday.

On Wednesday, the HQ reported 8,764 new cases. The daily growth is 2.9%, the same as one day before, according to TASS.

The fatality count grew by 127, reaching 3,099 people.