Over 9.1 million COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia since the start of outbreak
May 26, 2020
Moscow [Russia], May 26 : More than 9.1 million tests to detect COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia since the start of the outbreak, the country's public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Tuesday.
"Over 9.1 million coronavirus tests have been conducted in the Russian Federation. As many as 292,000 people remain under medical monitoring," Rospotrebnadzor was quoted as saying by Sputnik.
As many as 215,000 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, according to the watchdog.
Russia's overall number of recorded coronavirus cases has reached 3,53,000. The country's COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 3,630, while over 118,000 people have recovered.
