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Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 980,000

Reuters WORLD
Published August 28,2020
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A man wearing a face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease walks in central Moscow on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)

Russia reported 4,829 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 980,405, the fourth largest caseload in the world.

Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 110 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing its official death toll to 16,914.