Russia reports 6,718 new coronavirus infections

A voter casts a ballot into a mobile ballot box during the early vote in a nationwide constitutional referendum that could extend President Vladimir Putin's term in the Kremlin, in Moscow on June 29, 2020. (AFP)

• The country’s coronavirus crisis response center said 176 people had died in the last 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday reported 6,718 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the nationwide tally of infections to 667,883.
The country’s coronavirus crisis response center said 176 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 9,859.