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Russia's new coronavirus cases hit new record high of 15,982

Reuters WORLD
Published October 19,2020
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A woman wearing a face mask walks in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on October 22, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

Russia's daily tally of coronavirus cases surged to a new record high of 15,982 on Monday, including 5,376 in the capital Moscow, pushing the national case total to 1,415,316 since the pandemic began.

Authorities reported 179 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 24,366.