Russia's COVID-19 tally increases by 18,140 to 1,618,116

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased by 18,140 to 1,618,116 in the last 24 hours, the response center said on Saturday.

Moscow [Russia], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased by 18,140 to 1,618,116 in the last 24 hours, the response center said on Saturday.

"In the last 24 hours, there have been 18,140 [newly] confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in 85 regions, including 4,401 detected cases (24.3 per cent) without clinical implications," the center said in a statement, adding that the total number of cases has risen to 1,618,116.

The growth rate of COVID-19 cases is at 1.1 percent. (ANI/Sputnik)