Total of COVID-19 cases in Russia surpasses 700,000

AKIPRESS.COM - 6,562 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Russia in last 24 hours, the emergency response team for coronavirus containment reports on July 8.
New cases are confirmed in 84 regions of the country. 1,812 (27.6%) are contacts and asymptomatic cases.
The total number of confirmed cases reached 700,792 (+0.9%).
According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, 21.7 million laboratory tests were made for coronavirus, including 253,000 in the previous 24 hours. 472,511 patients recovered. 275,000 patients remain in hospitals.
173 people died from coronavirus infection for the last 24 hours. Most lethal cases are reported in St.Petersburg - 47 and in Moscow - 28.
The total number of lethal cases from coronavirus infection in Russia reached 10,667.