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Russia’s COVID-19 cases up 16,202
MOSCOW, Oct 28, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Russia registered 16,202 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, down from the all-time daily record of 17,347 reported on Monday, the country’s COVID-19 response center said Wednesday.
The country’s total caseload has grown to 1,563,976, with 26,935 deaths and 1,171,301 recoveries, the center said in a statement.
Moscow saw a spike of 3,670 new infections in the past day, bringing the city’s total to 409,022, it added.
Along with many other European countries, Russia has been witnessing a steep growth in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks after many restrictions were lifted and social gatherings were seen during the summer.
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