Russia sees largest COVID-19 cases daily increase since April

Russia sees largest COVID cases daily increase since April

Passengers walk along the platform of a metro station, after some of the partial lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were lifted by local authorities, in Moscow, Russia November 8, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

Russia registered 17,126 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest daily increase since April 2, the country’s anti-pandemic task force said in a statement.

The taskforce said 44 people in Russia died of the disease in the previous day.

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