MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 52,829 over the past day to 20,066,610, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday.As many as 2,185 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day. The number of hospitalized patients declined in 70 regions, while in 1213 other regions the figure increased. A day earlier, 3,977 people were rushed to hospitals.

Medical workers wearing protective gear talk as they transported a patient suspected of having coronavirus, at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The number of new coronavirus cases in Moscow has been steadily rising since July 16, when city officials reported 531 new infections. On July 28, Russia’s capital registered 674 new infections. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 6,856 over the past day against 6,325 a day earlier

Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 6,856 over the past day against 6,325 a day earlier, reaching 3,097,535, according to the anti-coronavirus crisis center. St. Petersburg’s COVID-19 cases increased by 3,484 over the past day against 3,427 a day earlier, reaching 1,693,425.

Russia’s COVID-19 death toll increased by 86 over the past day. Russia’s COVID-19 recoveries rose by 37,288 over the past day, reaching 19,061,006, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters. A day earlier 46,023 patients recovered.