Russia’s coronavirus infections pass 300,000, deaths near 3,000

Russia has continued to see a steady rise of new infections, and new hot spots have emerged across the vast country of 147-million people. Above, a family wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 19, 2020. (AP)

• Coronavirus response center said 135 people had died in the past 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia reported 8,764 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its lowest daily rise since May 2, taking the total number of documented infections to 308,705.
The country’s coronavirus response center said 135 people had died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the virus to 2,972.