Medical workers wearing protective gear transfer a patient at a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday.
It took less than a month for Russia's caseload to jump from eight million to nine million as the country has been struggling with a fourth and the highest wave of coronavirus infections since mid-September.
The national death toll grew by a new single-day record of 1,241 to 254,167, and the number of recoveries increased by 33,802 to 7,754,764, the center said.
Moscow, Russia's worst-hit region, reported 4,185 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking its total to 1,891,428. Enditem
Medical workers transfer a patient from an ambulance to a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
A medical worker wearing protective gear transfers a patient from an ambulance to a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
A medical worker wearing protective gear and a driver move an ambulance trolley at a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
Medical workers wearing protective gear transfer a patient to an ambulance from a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
A medical worker wearing protective gear helps a patient to get off an ambulance at a hospital in Kommunarka outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2021. Russia confirmed 39,256 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,031,851, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
