Over 9,600 people in Russian Armed Forces cured of coronavirus

MOSCOW. Aug 11 (Interfax) - Seventy-four Russian servicemen have recovered from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"This brings the total of recoveries in the Russian Armed Forces to 9,673," the ministry said.

Current infections stand at 920 among military personnel, 111 people at military academies, and 137 among civilian specialists, it said.

"Over the month there has been a steady trend toward those infected with the novel coronavirus being outnumbered by total recoveries," the statement reads.