“Over the past day in Russia 21 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered among citizens of the Russian Federation,” the report said.

As noted, in Moscow - four cases, in the Samara, Kaliningrad, Tver regions, two.

Also, one case of infection in the Moscow, Tambov, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod, Penza, Sverdlovsk, Arkhangelsk and Yaroslavl regions.

It is reported that in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Khakassia, one new case of COVID-19 was also recorded.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that on March 17, 114 cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in the country.

According to her, all cases were recorded in 26 regions, 104 of them are imported, ten are contact.

The situation with the spread of coronavirus in the world and in Russia was also commented on by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

More details in the material RT.