Russia registers 5500 new COVID-19 cases, 132 deaths

May 07, 2022 / 11:18 PM

A healthcare worker administers a dose of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a vaccination centre in the GUM, State Department store ...

Sharjah 24 – WAM: Russia has reported 5,500 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, nine more than the day prior, bringing the cumulative tally to 18,222,219, with 132 new deaths, the federal response centre said on Saturday.

The number of hospitalisations over the past day across Russia totalled 2,562, almost 10 percent less than the day prior.

The number of those who have recovered from COVID-19 over the past day is estimated at 8,649, marking an 8 percent decrease compared to Friday, Sputnik news agency reported.