Also, 29,754 people were discharged in the country per day, 28,197 the day before.

665 people became victims of coronavirus in Russia in 24 hours.

The day before, 657 patients died due to COVID-19.

Earlier, the Russian government allocated more than 20 billion rubles in additional funds for the purchase of medicines for patients with coronavirus. 

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.