Russia ranked fifth in world for confirmed COVID-19 cases

The number of COVID-19 cases in Russia has climbed by 11,231 over the past day, reaching 177,160 in all regions, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Thursday.

Some 23,803 people have recovered and a total of 1,625 patients have died.

Russia is now ranked fifth in the world for the number of COVID-19 cases. Most cases have been recorded in the United States, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom.