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Business News/ News / World/  Russia registers new single-day record of 29,039 COVID-19 cases
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Russia registers new single-day record of 29,039 COVID-19 cases

Moscow has confirmed 7,512 new positive tests for the disease, a fall from the 7,993 new cases registered on Saturday, , which remains the single-day record for the Russian capital
  • The response center also reported 450 coronavirus-related fatalities over the preceding 24-hour period
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    Russia has registered a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day as 29,039 new positive tests were confirmed by the federal response center on Sunday, bringing the country's case total to 2,460,770.

    The previous single-day record of 28,782 new cases was reported on December 5.

    "Over the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 29,039 COVID-19 cases in 85 regions, of which 6,065 (20.9%) were detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the response center said.

    Moscow has confirmed 7,512 new positive tests for the disease, a fall from the 7,993 new cases registered on Saturday, which remains the single-day record for the Russian capital.

    Elsewhere, St. Petersburg registered 3,753 cases, up from 3,726 the day before, and the Moscow region confirmed 1,295 new cases, a slight rise from Saturday's 1,246 new positive tests.

    The response center also reported 450 coronavirus-related fatalities over the preceding 24-hour period, a decrease from the 508 deaths reported the day before. Russia's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 43,134.

    In total, 21,342 coronavirus patients were confirmed to have recovered over the past day, raising the total to 1,937,738.

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    Published: 06 Dec 2020, 06:19 PM IST
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