Russia reports 16,627 new coronavirus cases, 497 deaths

Russia’s coronavirus crisis center said 497 more coronavirus patients had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian official death toll to 76,229. (File/AFP)

• Russia’s coronavirus crisis center said 497 more coronavirus patients had died in past 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia reported 16,627 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, which took the overall national number of confirmed infections to 3,951,233.
Russia’s coronavirus crisis center said 497 more coronavirus patients had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian official death toll to 76,229.