Russia's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000 for first time
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:35 | 29 January 2022
- Modified Date: 11:37 | 29 January 2022
Russia's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 100,000 on Saturday for the first time since the pandemic began, the coronavirus task force said.
Russia confirmed 113,122 new daily infections, setting a record high for a ninth consecutive day, which the authorities blame on the spread of the Omicron variant.
Russia's coronavirus task force said that 668 deaths had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, after Russia's coronavirus death toll exceeded 700,000 on Friday.
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