Russia has confirmed 8,371 new infections and 124 deaths linked to the virus in the past 24 hours, slightly more for both of those counts than the previous day.

The total virus death toll has increased to 4,142 and the overall number of cases stands at 379,051.

But the authorites maintain the number of new cases is stabilising with the number of new cases under 9,000 for a fifth day.

Russia has the third-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, after the US and Brazil.