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Russia reports 26,509 new coronavirus infections – Metro US

Russia reports 26,509 new coronavirus infections

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past social distancing signs placed near
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past social distancing signs placed near a skating rink amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Stavropol

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday confirmed 26,509 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,028 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,734,454.

Authorities said 596 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 48,564.

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)