"Over the past day in Russia, confirmed cases of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 - 4969 in 84 regions, including 1284 (25.8%) actively detected without clinical manifestations," the message says.

The day before, 5061 cases of the disease were recorded in Russia.

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