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YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has grown by 5,642 over the past day to 52,763 in all regions, TASS reports citing the anti-coronavirus crisis center.
Some 3,873 people have recovered and 456 patients have died.
“Russia has registered a rise in coronavirus cases to 52,763 (+12%) in 85 regions. Some 427 people have been discharged over the past day and 3,873 over the entire period. Fifty-one coronavirus patients have died. The total death toll in Russia is 456”, the crisis center said.
Nearly 45.5% of the new coronavirus cases or 2,567 were asymptomatic.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. WHO declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus a global pandemic and named the virus COVID-19.
According to the data of the World Health Organization, coronavirus cases have been confirmed in more than 210 countries and territories.