6,196 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Russia, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,109,595.

The country’s death toll from the virus has reached 19,489, an increase of 79 deaths in the last 24 hours.

911,973 patients suffering from coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after being cured.

Russia was relatively late in suffering a serious outbreak, but it is now the country with the fourth-most cases in the world, after the United States, India and Brazil.

The city of Moscow is currently the most affected federal subject, having the majority of confirmed cases.

Global death toll from coronavirus have reached 965,396, with 31,263,360 cases and 22,847,519 recoveries. (ILKHA)