“Over the past 24 hours, 171 servicemen recovered from the Armed Forces of Russia after undergoing treatment,” RIA Novosti reports.

As noted, the total number of survivors in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation increased to 3881.

“In the bodies of military command, associations, formations, military units, as of today, 1,444 troops have been installed with positive test results,” the department added.

The number of military personnel, including cadets and students of higher military educational institutions, with positive test results is 436 people.

Earlier, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that 6.5 thousand cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Armed Forces to date.