Death toll from coronavirus in Russia surpasses 11,700

AKIPRESS.COM - 6,422 more COVID-19 cases are registered in Russia for the last 24 hours, the emergency response team reports on July 15.
These cases are confirmed in 85 regions of the country. 1,708 (26.6%) are contacts of confirmed cases and asymptomatic cases.
The total number of confirmed cases is 746,369 (+0.9%).
According to Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, more than 23.7 million laboratory tests were made for coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, including 258,000 in the previous 24 hours. 523,249 patients recovered. 270,980 patients are being treated.
156 people died from coronavirus infection as of July 15. Most lethal cases are reported in Moscow - 29 and in St. Petersburg - 19.
The total number of lethal cases from coronavirus infection in Russia reached 11,770.
It was reported earlier that Moscow cancelled some quarantine restrictions on July 13.