Regions are leaders in the number of new cases:
- Moscow — 2283 (for all time – 2 000 067),
- Saint Petersburg – 1997 (827,293),
- Moscow region — 1683 (622 591),
- Krasnodar Territory — 749 (111 923),
- Krasnoyarsk Territory — 655 (165 571).
Per day in 1076 cases died in Russia, which is four fewer people than yesterday (1080). The total number of deaths reached 296,180. 38,041 people recovered during the day, a total of 8,952,266.
As of December 17 , the level of collective immunity to coronavirus in Russia has reached 58.2%. The authorities admit that due to the spread of the omicron strain, the timing of the introduction of the second vaccine may be adjusted. On December 16, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a government bill on the introduction of QR codes for visiting public places.
The news is being updated.