The first coronavirus case was confirmed in the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, APA reports citing TASS.
"The first case has been confirmed. A confirmation of the positive test for the coronavirus has come from Rospotrebnadzor’s Anti-Plague Center in Moscow," the regional branch reported.
A Dagestani lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus. The patient was earlier taken to the republican infectious disease center, Rospotrebnadzor said.