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A record number of Covid-19 cases were reported in Russia for the second day in a row

In Russia, a record number of new cases of Covid-19 were registered for the second day in a row, with 57,212 new infections detected on Saturday and 49,513 the day before, according to the Covid-19 Crisis Operations Headquarters.

681 people died in the country from coronavirus disease during the day.

The highest number of infections registered during the day was also registered in Moscow – 16,094. In the Russian capital, the disease has claimed 69 lives.

President Vladimir Putin recently warned that the country must be prepared for a new wave of the disease caused by an omicron of the virus, and called on people to step up testing and vaccination.

In today’s data structure, the delta type still has the largest share.

Although a number of vaccines developed in Russia have been freely available in the country for months, the general public is still skeptical and only about half of the population has completed the vaccination course.

According to the Russian government, a total of 11,044,986 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the country since the start of the pandemic, and the number of victims has reached 325,433. , which measures disease deaths according to broader criteria.

According to statistics compiled by the news agency AFP, Russia ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of Covid-19 victims after the United States, Brazil and India.

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