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Russia reports 5,670 new coronavirus cases, 132 deaths – Metro US

Russia reports 5,670 new coronavirus cases, 132 deaths

FILE PHOTO: An elderly woman wearing a protective face mask
FILE PHOTO: An elderly woman wearing a protective face mask walks past mannequins in a show-case in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported 5,670 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing its national tally to 1,079,519, the fourth largest in the world.

Authorities said 132 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 18,917.

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