Moscow, June 27, 2021, SPA -- Russia recorded 20,538 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 21,665 the day before, while the total number reached 5,451,291, the federal response center said on Sunday, according to Sputnik. The response center said that there were 599 new fatalities linked to the coronavirus, raising the country's death toll to 133,282. In the same 24 hours, 12,728 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country, bringing the total recoveries to 4,956,714. --SPA 12:59 LOCAL TIME 09:59 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1577147