Russia reports 7,843 new COVID-19 cases, total now at 553,301

A total of 7,843 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Russia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 553,301 as of Wednesday, official data showed.

The death toll in the country now stands at 7,478. So far, 10,036 patients have recovered from the disease in the country.