The daily increase in new cases of coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation amounted to 10 thousand 263 cases, 1 thousand 454 people were hospitalized over the day, 233 patients died from COVID-19, follows from the data of the operational headquarters, released on Sunday.

“As of April 17, 10,263 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Russian Federation. The number of hospitalizations for the day amounted to 1,454 people and decreased by 50.3% compared to the previous day,” the operational headquarters said.

The increase in the number of hospitalizations occurred in 10 subjects of the Russian Federation, the decrease in the number of hospitalizations was noted in 72 regions of the country. The situation remained unchanged in three constituent entities of the Russian Federation, said the operative headquarters.

Over the past day 233 people died of coronavirus infection, the previous day the headquarters reported about 240 deaths.

Compared to the last 24 hours, when 11 thousand 095 sick people were registered in the Russian Federation, the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection decreased by 832.

“16,496 people recovered over the day, or 13.2% less compared to April 16,” the operative headquarters reported.

A total of 18,074,717 cases of coronavirus infection, 373,500 dead and 17,376,141 discharged were registered in Russia during the pandemic.

In early January, a sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus was observed in the Russian Federation, the number of new cases per day reached 200 thousand. The increase in morbidity, as noted by experts, was associated with the spread of the “Omicron” strain of coronavirus. Since February 13, the country has seen a decrease in the daily increase in the number of cases, which made it possible to relax restrictive measures in a number of regions.