Russia reports more than 5,200 new coronavirus cases

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks on a bridge in front of a Stalin-era skyscraper in central Moscow on August 5, 2020. (AFP)

• The official death toll rose to 14,854

MOSCOW: Russian authorities reported 5,212 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing its national tally to 882,347, the fourth largest in the world.
The official death toll rose to 14,854 after officials said 129 people had died across the country in the last 24 hours.