Russia records 9,328 new COVID-19 cases
May 17, 2021
Moscow [Russia], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 9,328 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,949,573, the official monitoring and response center said Monday.
The national COVID-19 death toll rose by 340 to 116,211 in the past day, while the number of the country's recoveries grew by 7,181 to 4,563,254.
Meanwhile, Moscow, Russia's worst-hit region, has registered 3,573 new cases, taking the city's total to 1,140,670.
According to the official data, as of Saturday, 23,858,201 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Russia that has a population of more than 144 million. (ANI/Xinhua)
