Russia reports record COVID-19 cases and deaths

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus, rides on a bus, with Kremlin’s towers, left and right, and Russian Foreign Ministry building, center, in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP)

• Authorities have so far reported a total 2,963,688 cases and an official death toll of 53,096

MOSCOW: Russia reported a record one-day tally of 29,935 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as well as 635 deaths from the virus, the most confirmed in a single 24 hour period since the pandemic began.
Authorities have so far reported a total 2,963,688 cases and an official death toll of 53,096.