Russia: COVID-19 death toll approaches 17 thousand

Russia confirmed 4,711 new coronavirus cases in a day bringing the country's official number to 975,576, Report says.

According to the Operational Headquarters, Russia's death toll reached 16,804, as 121 others died over the past day.

As many as 792,561 patients were discharged from Russian hospitals since the beginning of the pandemic.

Today, Moscow saw the highest number of infection- 637 positive COVID-19 cases.