Russia Reports Record COVID-19 Deaths Amid Delta Surge

COVID-19: Russia reported 737 coronavirus deaths, marking the first time, the fifth worst-hit country in the world for the number of infections, has crossed the 700-mark for daily virus deaths.

Russia reported 737 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, a national record of pandemic-related fatalities over a 24-period, as the country battles a new surge in cases. It marks the first time Russia, the fifth worst-hit country in the world for the number of infections, has crossed the 700-mark for daily virus deaths. Russia has set six new pandemic highs for Covid-19 deaths in the last eight days as it fights a surging outbreak driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant. In Moscow, the epicentre of Russia's outbreak, the Delta variant first identified in India now accounts for 90 percent of new cases, the city's mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said.