The day before, 18,341 cases of COVID-19 were reported.

During the day, 796 people with coronavirus infection died.

789 patients died the day before.

The total number of deaths is 191961.

Over the entire period of the epidemic in the country, 6,375,160 patients have been cured of COVID-19.

During the day, 17,888 people recovered, the day before - 17,121.

Earlier, the head of Roszdravnadzor, Alla Samoilova, said that among Russians who had completed a full course of vaccination against coronavirus, no more than 2% fell ill with COVID-19.

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Sergei Babak in an interview with URA.RU told what happens to the lungs with coronavirus.