Moscow [Russia], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 171,905 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 180,071 the day before, and 609 deaths, the federal response center said on Monday.

"As many as 171,905 new COVID-19 cases were detected. In the past 24 hours, 609 people have died," the center said.

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In addition, the response center said that 10,843 people infected with COVID-19 have been hospitalized over the past 24 hours, a 15% decrease from the day before.

At the same time, 55,683 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals across the country, according to the response center.

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Moscow logged 15,442 new COVID-19 cases and 83 deaths in the same period, according to the stopcoronavirus.rf portal. (ANI/Sputnik)

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