This is evidenced by the data of the operational headquarters for infection control.

A day earlier, 33,996 cases of the disease were registered in the country.

On the eve of the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, speaking about the situation with coronavirus infection, said that "the increase in the incidence is still in 18 constituent entities of Russia."

Virologist Yevgeny Timakov, in an interview with FAN, gave a forecast regarding the situation with COVID-19 before the New Year holidays.