Russia edges closer to 6 million total COVID-19 cases

MOSCOW, July 17– Russia logged 25,116 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,933,115, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday. Fatalities grew by 787 to 147,655 as the Delta variant continues to ravage the country, while recoveries increased by 21,437 to 5,322,345.. Moscow, Russia’s worst-hit…

MOSCOW, July 17 (Xinhua) — Russia logged 25,116 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,933,115, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday.

Fatalities grew by 787 to 147,655 as the Delta variant continues to ravage the country, while recoveries increased by 21,437 to 5,322,345.

Moscow, Russia’s worst-hit region, reported 4,561 new cases, taking its total to 1,458,778. Enditem