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RFE/RL: Moscow, St. Petersburg report record COVID-19 deaths as infections spike in Russia

Published June 28, 2021 at 2:33 pm

People wearing face masks walk along Red Square in front of St. Basil's cathedral in central passing an ambulance Moscow on June 18, 2021, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Moscow and St. Petersburg have reported record numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths as Russia battles a new deadly surge in infections.

Moscow on June 28 said it had registered 124 fatalities over the previous 24 hours, a day after the Russian capital topped more than 100 daily deaths for the first time. Meanwhile, in St. Petersburg, 110 deaths were reported.