Russian COVID-19 cases up 4,892 to 927,745

A medic wearing a face mask checks the body temperature of a boy before he enters the Great Moscow circus in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 7, 2020. The circus opened the new season with a charity performance for medical workers and their families after a tight lockdown brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

Russia registered 4,892 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 927,745, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Monday.

Meanwhile, 55 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 15,740.

Moscow, the country's worst-hit region, reported 690 new cases, taking its tally of infections to 253,064, the response center said.

According to the statement, 736,101 people have recovered so far, including 3,133 over the past day.

As of Sunday, 228,306 people were still under medical observation, while over 32.7 million tests have been conducted across the country, Russia's consumer rights and human well-being watchdog said Monday in a separate statement.

An employee wearing a face mask disinfects a facility at the Dream Island amusement park in Moscow, Russia, on July 18, 2020. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

People wearing face masks enter the Dream Island amusement park in Moscow, Russia, on July 18, 2020. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)