Russia Reports Over 6,300 New COVID-19 Cases in a Day, Total Exceeds 80,000

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The number of new daily confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Russia increased by 6,300, bringing the total number of infections to over 80,000.

On the 26th (local time), Russia's government COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters announced, "In the past day, 6,361 additional confirmed cases were reported across 83 regions, including Moscow," adding, "The cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 80,949." This number of new daily cases is the highest since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Russia at the end of January.

In the capital city Moscow alone, 2,971 new confirmed cases were reported, increasing the total infections to 42,480. Additionally, 576 new cases were reported in the Moscow Oblast surrounding Moscow, 153 in the central Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and 151 in Saint Petersburg, the second-largest city.

Russia's daily new COVID-19 case growth rate has remained below 10% for five consecutive days, recording 16.5% (6,060 new cases) on the 19th, then dropping to 9.9% (5,236) on the 22nd, 8.2% (4,774) on the 23rd, 9.3% (5,849) on the 24th, 8.7% (5,966) on the 25th, and 8.5% (6,361) on the 26th. However, concerns about the spread are growing as the daily new cases, which had been hovering around 4,000 to 5,000 for several days, have risen again to the 6,000 range.

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