A total of 21.5 million people in Russia have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the TASS news agency reported on Monday citing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We need to actively continue getting tested (for coronavirus) and getting vaccinated," Putin was quoted as saying.

Putin also revealed that he was tested for antibodies for the novel coronavirus on Sunday and the result showed a good level of antibodies.

The 68-year-old received shots of a Russian made COVID-19 vaccine in March and April respectively.