Moscow, January 08, 2022, SPA --Russia has confirmed 16,568 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,634,603. In a statement issued today, the Russian health authorities said that 796 coronavirus patients have died in Russia in the past 24 hours bringing the country's cumulative coronavirus death toll to 315,400 and the total of recoveries to 9,666,161. --SPA 16:18 LOCAL TIME 13:18 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w1675255