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Russia’s COVID-19 cases up 6,611 to reach 720,547
MOSCOW, July 11, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Russia registered 6,611 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 720,547, the country’s coronavirus response center said in a statement Saturday.
The country’s death toll has risen by 188 to 11,205, while 497,446 people have recovered, including 8,378 over the last 24 hours, according to the statement.
Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, reported 678 new confirmed cases, taking its tally of infections to 228,678.
On Friday, 277,896 people were still under medical observation, while over 22.7 million tests have been conducted nationwide, Russia’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog said Saturday in a separate statement.
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