This was announced by the headquarters for the fight against coronavirus.

"Over the past day, 244 deaths have been confirmed ... Over the entire period, 22,966 people have died in Russia," the statement says.

125 patients with confirmed COVID-19 died in the country yesterday.

Infectious disease specialist, virologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with the NSN, assessed the situation with COVID-19.