Russia hit by 10,000 new Covid-19 cases as total infections nears 200,000

Russia has been hit with more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in the last day, as the country approaches nearly 200,000 confirmed infections with lockdown measures continuing.

The country’s coronavirus taskforce confirmed 104 people had died overnight, bringing the nation’s coronavirus death toll to 1,827.

On Saturday, the total number of confirmed cases in Russia reached 198,676 after 10,817 new infections were recorded. Russia’s coronavirus cases overtook France and Germany this week to become the fifth-highest in the world.

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