“Compared to last Sunday, the number of new cases of COVID-19 increased by 28.86%.
The daily hospitalization of adults with covid-associated conditions has increased by 26.35%, ”RIA Novosti reports.
The report says that "there is an increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in St. Petersburg."
According to data as of May 16, another 8554 people were diagnosed with coronavirus infection in Russia during the day.
In total, 4,940,245 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country.