Russia's coronavirus deaths surpass 50,000


FE Team | Published: December 19, 2020 17:30:58 | Updated: December 22, 2020 09:13:33


Paramedics wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) enters the house of a patient, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the village of Vybiti, Novgorod Region, Russia Dec 10, 2020. REUTERS  

Russian authorities said on Saturday that 585 people had died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country's official death toll to 50,347, reports Reuters.

Authorities also reported 28,209 new coronavirus cases in the last day, including 6,459 in Moscow, bringing the national tally to 2,819,429.

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