Another 1 036 patient were killed by COVID-19 in Russia overnight, bringing the death toll to 227 389. The operational headquarters set up to combat the spread of coronavirus in the Russian Federation revealed the new data.
The number of infected people increased by 36 339 in the past 24 hours, reaching 8 131 164.
Both rates have become record-breaking in terms of deaths and new cases identified.
7 091 607 people recovered from the coronavirus in Russia.