Russia on Thursday confirmed 7,790 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections to 561,091.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The death toll in the country rose to 7,660, as 182 more people lost their lives due to the virus, the country\u2019s emergency team said in a daily report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recoveries increased by 9,621 to reach the total of 313,963, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The highest number of 1,040 infections were registered in Moscow while the lowest, 34, were reported in the Altai Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In two regions \u2014 Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug \u2014 no cases were registered since yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the COVID-19 situation in the country is \u201cgradually improving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mishustin said Moscow and a number of other regions are \u201cshowing positive trends,\u201d adding the outbreak occurred later in some parts of the country and the cases there are still \u201con the high side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the country took measures to boost the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said after restrictions were lifted, the economic activity is progressively increasing, although the pre-crisis level is yet to be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has claimed over 449,200 lives in 188 countries and regions. The US, Brazil and Russia are currently the world\u2019s worst-hit countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly 8.36 million cases have been reported worldwide, while more than 4.08 million patients have recovered so far, according to figures compiled by the US\u2019 Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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