⁍ This brings Russia’s national tally of cases to 1,497,167 in total.
⁍ Russia reported 16,521 new coronavirus cases on Saturday after hitting a record high of over 17,300 the previous day.
⁍ Authorities said 296 people had died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
– The death toll from Russia’s outbreak of the respiratory disease known as coronavirus has risen to 25,821, according to the country’s health ministry. The disease has infected 1,497,167 people in the country, according to Reuters. The latest cases were reported today, with 16,521 new cases on Friday.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-16521-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSR4N2FT03S