Russia records almost 810 COVID deaths per day

The number of COVID deaths in Russia over the past day has increased by 808 compared to 799 the day before, to 168,049, according to the federal operational headquarters to combat the novel disease, Report informs referring to TASS.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the single-day deaths due to coronavirus exceeded 800 in Russia.

his is while the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Russia has increased by 21,932 over the past day, to 6,534,791.