Coronavirus death surpasses over 10,000 in Russia

MOSCOW : Coronavirus-related deaths in Russia crossed the 10,000 mark on Saturday.

With 168 fatalities registered over the last 24 hours, the overall count went up to 10,027, the country's emergency task force said in a daily report.

The daily growth in coronavirus cases remains below 7,000 for the ninth consecutive day, since 6,632 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the overall count to 674,515.

Recoveries surged by 8,986 to reach 446,879, raising the share of recovered people to 66,2%.

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