Russia Adds 123,460 Covid Cases: Response Center

Moscow, Feb 25: Russia has confirmed 123,460 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the cumulative total to 16,052,028 cases, the federal response center said on Friday.

The Center said 787 coronavirus patients have died, bringing the toll to 349,365. Overall 167,310 people with Covid-19 were discharged from hospitals across the country over the past day, a 22.6 per cent increase compared to Thursday.

The number of hospitalisations over the past 24 hours amounted to 14,937, a 73 per cent rise compared to the previous day, the center said.

On Thursday, Russia reported 132,998 new Covid-19 infections and 762 related fatalities.