“Over the past 24 hours, 5,061 people have been diagnosed with a new coronavirus infection in 83 regions in Russia,” the headquarters's Telegram channel said in a statement.

On the eve, 5065 cases of the disease were recorded in Russia.

Earlier, the head of the Department of Epidemiology at Perm State Medical University, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences Irina Feldblum, in an interview with kp.ru, assessed the situation with the coronavirus.