Russia’s confirmed cases of coronavirus surpassed 50,000 on Tuesday, according to the official daily statistics.
The country has recorded more than 52,700 identified cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of more than 1,800 percent since April 1.
According to the Federal Monitoring Service, more than 450 people in Russia have died from complications connected with the virus, with about 10 percent of the death toll occurring over the past day.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the peak of the disease spread was still ahead, adding that the country had to redouble its efforts in the fight against the
