Russia Reports Highest-Ever Daily Covid Count Despite Paid Holiday

Russia on Saturday officially registered 41,335 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number for new infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

Russia on Saturday reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases as the country reaches the end of a nationwide paid holiday introduced to curb the spread of infections.

Saturday's official tally registered 41,335 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number for new infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

The country also reported 1,188 coronavirus deaths during the same period.

President Vladimir Putin last month ordered a paid holiday from October 30 to November 7 in a bid to stem soaring infections and deaths exacerbated by a slow vaccination drive.