Russian officials have reported a record number of people dying from coronavirus in the country’s hospitals, as dozens of regions grapple with a new spike in infections and Moscow urges people to take steps to protect themselves.
On Friday, authorities confirmed that 828 people had died within the past 24 hours, the most since the start of the pandemic in March last year. The news comes a day after the mortality count hit 820, matching the previous record set over the winter. At least 202,273 people are now thought to have died from the virus in Russia.
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