“Over the past day, 173 deaths have been confirmed ... Over the entire period in Russia, 10,667 people have died,” the report said.

The day before, 198 patients with COVID-19 died in Russia.

More than 21.7 million tests for coronavirus have been conducted in Russia.

The doctor of medical sciences, virologist Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with NSN, estimated the likelihood of a second wave of COVID-19 in Russia.