Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 850,000

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks in downtown Moscow on July 30, 2020. (AFP)

• Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 70 people had died over the last 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia reported 5,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870, the fourth largest caseload in the world.
Russia’s coronavirus taskforce said 70 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll in the country of around 145 million people to 14,128.