COVID-19: Russia Records Over 10,000 New Cases In 24 Hours

Russia's confirmed coronavirus cases have been more than 10,000 for the past four days, making it the sixth country with the highest number of confirmed cases on the European continent.

According to local health authorities, the country recorded a total of 10,559 cases, on Wednesday, in 24 hours, making the total number of confirmed cases in the country 165,929, with a death toll of 1,537.

Russia records a daily number of more than 10,000 daily since Sunday, as opposed to the numbers in countries in the West of Europe who are easing their lockdown measures.

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Although the country had been recording high numbers, the fatalities have been low as when compared with other countries on the continent.

Health officials in the country have ascribed the country's low fatality rate to the government's quick move-in shutting off the borders and extended testing across the country.

Russia is currently on a lockdown that is expected to end on May 11, although, officials say that the lockdown could either extend or lifted depending on the extent of infectious cases in the country.