MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia registered 7,523 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its national total to 1,143,571, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Saturday.
The number of coronavirus infections in Russia has started to grow after the summer holiday season, with people gathering in large groups and many restrictions lifted.
Over the past day, 169 new deaths were reported, taking the country's death toll to 20,225, the center said, adding that 940,150 patients have recovered so far across the country, including 6,004 over the past 24 hours.
More than 44.7 million tests have been conducted in Russia.
Witnessing a steady growth in daily new cases, Moscow reported 1,792 new infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the city's tally to 283,760. Enditem
