Russia records 5,940 COVID-19 cases, 777,486 in total

AKIPRESS.COM - 5,940 new COVID-19 cases are recorded in Russia on July 20, the emergency response team reports.
These cases are confirmed in 85 regions of the country. 1,556 (26.2%) are contacts of confirmed cases and asymptomatic cases.
The total number of recorded cases is 777,486 (+0.8%).
More than 25 million laboratory tests for coronavirus were carried out, including 259,000 in the previous 24 hours. 553,602 patients recovered. 272,681 patients remain under medical observation.
85 people died from coronavirus as of July 20. Most lethal cases are registered in St. Petersburg - 26 and in Moscow - 15.
The total of lethal cases from COVID-19 in Russia reached 12,427.