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Reuters
Reuters
Health

Russia's confirmed coronavirus cases reach 58,000

A medical specialist wearing protective gear stands outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

Russia recorded 5,236 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide tally to 57,999, the Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said on Wednesday.

Fifty-seven people with the virus died in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 513, it said.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a new infectious hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 17, 2020. Denis Voronin/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)

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