"Over the past day, 129 deaths have been confirmed ... Over the entire period, 15,260 people have died across Russia," the message says.

130 patients with COVID-19 died in Russia the day before.

As previously indicated by Rosstat, in June, coronavirus infection became the main cause of death of 5,448 people in Russia.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Health Protection Committee, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolay Govorin, in an interview with FAN, commented on the situation with coronavirus in Russia.