Russia COVID-19 cases up 7,212 to 1,136,048

Russia registered 7,212 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide count to 1,136,048, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday.

The number of COVID-19 infections in Russia has started to grow after the summer holiday season, with people gathering in large groups and many restrictions lifted.

Over the past day, 108 deaths were reported, taking the total death toll to 20,056, the center said, adding 934,146 patients across the country have recovered so far, including 4,317 in the past 24 hours.

As of Thursday, 222,601 people were still under medical observation, and over 44.3 million tests have been conducted in Russia, it said.