MOSCOW (HRNW) – Russia on Friday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll following a spurt in cases linked to the Delta variant and a lacklustre vaccination drive.
A government tally reported 828 fatalities over the past 24 hours a day after Russia matched its previous record of 820.
The new figures bring Russia’s total deaths from Covid-19 to 202,273 — the highest toll in Europe.
Authorities have been accused of downplaying the severity of the outbreak.
Under a broader definition for deaths linked to the coronavirus, statistics agency Rosstat reported in late August that Russia had seen more than 350,000 fatalities.
Russia, the world’s fifth worst-hit country with more than seven million infections, has seen cases climb since last month as vaccinations stall.
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