Coronavirus cases in Russia rise to over 1,000 in past 24 hours

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Russia has grown by 196 to 1,036 cases over the past twenty-four hours, the coronavirus monitoring center reported on Friday.

"As of today, Russia has registered 1,036 cases of the coronavirus infection by the progressive total method in 58 regions. Seven people have been released from hospitals after their recovery in the past twenty-four hours. Over the entire period, 45 people have been discharged from hospitals," the coronavirus monitoring center said.

Three people have been released from the hospital in Moscow, two in the Kirov Region, one person in the Republic of Tatarstan and one person in the Moscow Region over the past twenty-four hours, according to the data of the coronavirus monitoring center.

A third patient has died of the coronavirus in Moscow, the center said.