Russia has recorded 2,996 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the first daily total below 3,000 since April 14, 2020.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported overall in the country as of June 13 stood at 18,379,583, Russia’s anti-coronavirus task force said.
According to the task force, 724 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the past day, which is 11.6 percent less than the day before.
In Moscow, new COVID-19 cases totaled 180 on June 12, compared with 217 the day before. In the second-largest city, St. Petersburg, 203 new COVID-19 cases were found, compared with 206 a day earlier.
Russia's COVID-19 death toll increased by 56 over the past day, the lowest daily total since September 7, 2020.
