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Russia’s coronavirus infection tally climbs to near 1 million – Metro US

Russia’s coronavirus infection tally climbs to near 1 million

Medical specialists walk outside the I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of
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 reported 4,980 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing its confirmed national tally up to 990,326.

Authorities said 68 people had died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,093.

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Hugh Lawson)