Russia reports 24,715 new Covid-19 cases

Moscow, Jan 16 : Russia recorded 24,715 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, roughly the same as in the previous day, the countrys Covid-19 response center said.

The national tally has thus increased to 3,520,531 with 64,495 deaths and 2,909,680 recoveries, the center said on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Moscow, Russias worst-hit region, reported 5,534 new cases, taking the citys total to 882,962.More than 95.6 million Covid-19 tests have been conducted across the country.