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Moscow sets new pandemic high for Covid cases second day running: govt
MOSCOW, June 19, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Russia’s capital Moscow on Saturday
registered 9,120 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours, a second consecutive
new daily record, according to government figures.
The record topped Friday’s total of 9,056 new infections, according to
statistics published on the stopcoronavirus.rf website. Moscow’s mayor Sergei
Sobyanin has said the city’s surging outbreak is due to the Delta variant
first identified in India.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1705 hrs