9,653 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 124,054 in Russia.
1222 people have died from coronavirus, an increase of 57 deaths in the past 24 hours.
15,013 patients suffering from coronavirus have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.
Russia is now the seveth most-affected country in terms of infections, having surpassed Turkey, Iran and China.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Mishustin announced that he himself had tested positive for the virus. President Putin as a result signed an executive order to appoint First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov as Acting Prime Minister while Mishustin recovers. (ILKHA)