161 patients with coronavirus died in Russia in 24 hours

This is stated in the report of the headquarters for the fight against coronavirus.

“Over the past day, 161 deaths have been confirmed ... Over the entire period in Russia, 8002 people have died,” the statement says

A day earlier, 181 patients with coronavirus died.

The representative of the World Health Organization in Russia, Melita Vujnovich, said that the organization has no complaints about Russian estimates of mortality from COVID-19.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the second wave of coronavirus in the country can be avoided if security measures are followed.

In May, State Duma deputy, psychiatrist Boris Mendelevich, in an interview with the FAN, commented on the need for extensive testing of the country's population for coronavirus.