In just 24 hours, 6,088 cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in the country, a day earlier - 4,928.

During the day, 59 people with coronavirus infection died.

The day before, 53 patients died.

The headquarters also clarified that 5,557 people with COVID-19 recovered in Russia in 24 hours, a day earlier - 5,863.

An immunologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Vyacheslav Zhemchugov expressed the opinion in an interview with NSN that the flu currently poses more risks than the coronavirus, but you need to be vaccinated against both.