A subway worker cleans the train during the disinfection procedure at the depot Sviblovo in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
The country's total caseload has grown to 1,563,976.
MOSCOW, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia registered 16,202 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, down from the all-time daily record of 17,347 reported on Monday, the country's COVID-19 response center said Wednesday.
The country's total caseload has grown to 1,563,976, with 26,935 deaths and 1,171,301 recoveries, the center said in a statement.
Moscow saw a spike of 3,670 new infections in the past day, bringing the city's total to 409,022, it added.
Along with many other European countries, Russia has been witnessing a steep growth in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks after many restrictions were lifted and social gatherings were seen during the summer. ■
