Russia reports new record daily death toll from COVID-19

The government coronavirus task force also said it had recorded 28 190 new cases in the last 24 hours

Russia reported 973 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the largest single-day death toll it has recorded since the pandemic began, Qazet.az reports.

The government coronavirus task force also said it had recorded 28 190 new cases in the last 24 hours, a slight increase from a day earlier.