MOSCOW, Oct 3 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 25,219 new COVID-19 cases, over the past 24 hours, the highest since July 16, taking the national tally to 7,560,767, the official monitoring and response centre said yesterday.
The nationwide death toll grew by 886, almost the same as the record of 887 on Friday, to 209,028. The number of recoveries increased by 17,852 to 6,710,574.
Meanwhile, Moscow reported 4,032 new cases, taking the city’s total caseload to 1,641,945.
According to media reports, more than 42.4 million Russians have been fully vaccinated so far.– NNN-TASS
