Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 62k

Russia confirmed 4,774 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number to 62,773, Report informs, citing the Operational Headquarters.

555 people have died, 4,891 have recovered from the virus.

The majority of Russia's cases are in Moscow - 1959. The first coronavirus case in Russia was recorded on January 31.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China's Hubei province, and the virus has spread to 210 countries and territories since then.

To date, COVID-19 cases have reached 2,645,703 globally, resulting in 723,192 recoveries and 184,325 deaths.

On February 11, the WHO officially named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as COVID-19, and on March 11, declared it a pandemic.