The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is rapidly spreading in Russia. According to Business Insider, Russia reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the fourth consecutive day Sunday. In fact, the country is fast becoming one of the global epicenters of COVID-19. Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were 10,633 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Sunday. That figure is 1,000 more than were reported on Saturday. A total of 134,687 people have now contracted the coronavirus in Russia, making it the seventh most-infected country on the planet.