Coronavirus updates: 1st vaccines now on the way to all 50 US states

Russia registered 26,190 new coronavirus infections and 559 fatalities linked with the virus over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 

In Moscow, 5,145 new infections and 75 fatalities have been confirmed over the same time, according to official information. 

The all-time high of 29,000 new cases was registered just last weekend but since then the number has been declining. 

Since the start of the pandemic, Russia has confirmed 2,541,199 coronavirus infections and 44,718 deaths, officials have said.

ABC News' Alina Lobzina contributed to this report.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has announced on Twitter that her sister-in-law Rhonda Lee Nelson has died from COVID-19.

Nelson, 53, who passed away on Nov. 25, resided in West Milton, Ohio, according to the Associated Press, and was a singer and piano musician who "ministered to many inside and outside of the church."

“Today we said goodbye to Michael’s sister, Rhonda, who passed the day before Thanksgiving of Covid. She ministered to many inside and outside of the church. She loved God, her family & all who knew her. She will be missed,” Haley said in her tweet.

No other details were provided regarding Nelson’s death but the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in the state of Ohio has been on the rise in recent weeks, according to the Associated Press, and one in every 193 people in the state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in just the past week alone.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Dez Bryant tweeted he would not be playing Tuesday after he tested positive for the coronavirus minutes before kickoff against the Dallas Cowboys.

Bryant said he was warming up with the team on the field -- with a mask on -- when he was pulled off by team officials for further testing.

Fox Sports reported an earlier COVID-19 test came back inconclusive and had to be retested.

Bryant reacted angrily on social media, as the former long-time Cowboys player had been looking forward to facing his former team. He tweeted he had the same routine and the positive test made no sense to him, before saying he was going to call it quits for the rest of the season.

Two weeks ago, the Ravens experienced a coronavirus outbreak among players and staff. Twenty-three players and staff were put on the COVID-19 list, including reigning MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.

The team had to postpone its Thanksgiving Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers three times. It also prompted this week's game to be pushed back to Tuesday.

The U.S. has over 104,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, setting a new daily record, according to The COVID Tracking Project.

The seven-day average of hospitalizations is also at a record high of 101,659, according to the health data.

The country reported 213,498 new cases and 2,622 new deaths Tuesday.

The seven-day averages for new cases and deaths hit records Tuesday, at 202,158 and 2,225, respectively, according to the health data.