In Russia, 31,252 cases of coronavirus were detected per day

The day before it became known about 30,726 cases. 

During the day, 688 people with coronavirus infection died.

The day before, 670 patients died.

The total number of deaths is 322,678.

Over the entire period of the epidemic in the country, 9,902,935 patients have recovered from COVID-19.

During the day, 24,564 people recovered, the day before - 19,756.

Earlier, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and virology of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Novosibirsk State University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Sergey Netesov spoke out on the RT stream "Flyer" against the use of the Omicron coronavirus strain as a "live vaccine" against COVID-19.

Earlier, the Director of the Scientific Information Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections, Georgy Vikulov, in an interview with NSN, commented on the situation with the pandemic against the backdrop of the spread of the Omicron strain.