Russia reports 9,709 new coronavirus infections

MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russia reported 9,709 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a rise from 9,200 new cases reported the previous day, Russia Today reported.

Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said the overall number of cases nationwide stood at 281,752.

It added that 94 people had died over the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll from the virus to 2,631.