Russia has reported 12,126 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to Reuters, taking the cumulative number of cases to 1,272,238.
This increase sets a new record, surpassing the 11,656 new cases reported on May 11.
So far, the Russian government has stated that it has no plans to impose a new lockdown, although officials are considering a variety of measures to cause the rate of contagion to drop. People over the age of 65 have been told to self-isolate if possible, and businesses have been ordered to send at least a third of their workforces to work from home.
201 Russians died in the last 24 hours of coronavirus-related complications, taking the death toll to 22,257.