Russia's Daily COVID-19 Count Soars Above 110,000
Newsy
Russia's total fatality count for the pandemic is now at 330,111, by far the deadliest toll in Europe.
The daily count of new coronavirus infections in Russia spiked above 110,000 on Saturday as the highly contagious Omicron variant races through the vast country.
The state coronavirus task force reported 113,122 new infections over the past 24 hours — an all-time high and a sevenfold increase from early in the month, when daily case counts were about 15,000. The task force said 668 people died of COVID-19 in the past day, bring Russia's total fatality count for the pandemic to 330,111, by far the deadliest toll in Europe.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that "it is obvious that this number is higher and possibly much higher," because "many people don't get tested" or have no symptoms.
