Russia's coronavirus cases surpasses 362,000

AKIPRESS.COM - Russia confirmed 8,915 new coronavirus infections Tuesday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 362,342. Over the weekend, Brazil surpassed Russia as the world's second most-affected country.
Over the past 24 hours, 174 people have died, bringing the total toll to 3,807 - a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.
The strongman leader of Russia's southern Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, was receiving treatment for a suspected coronavirus infection, news agencies reported Thursday citing sources, though his aides did not confirm it.
One of Russia's most high-profile virus cases, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, returned to work this week after receiving treatment for the illness in hospital.
Overall, 118,798 people in Russia are no longer infected with coronavirus, health officials said Monday.