MOSCOW, May 21. /TASS/. In the past 24 hours, 8,849 new coronavirus cases were registered in Russia, bringing the total case count to 317,554, the coronavirus prevention operational headquarters told journalists Thursday.

On Wednesday, the HQ reported 8,764 new cases. The daily growth is 2.9%, the same as one day before.

The fatality count grew by 127, reaching 3,099 people.