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Russia reports 8,481 new coronavirus cases, 177 deaths – Metro US

Russia reports 8,481 new coronavirus cases, 177 deaths

FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists walk outside the I.I. Dzhanelidze Research
FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists walk outside the I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Saint Petersburg

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday reported 8,481 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 1,176,286.

Authorities said 177 people had died, bringing the official death toll to 20,722.

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Andrew Heavens)