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This is a record number of new cases registered in Russia.
There are currently 134,987 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country.
Russia is now the European country with the highest number of new infections.
However, the officially reported death rate in Russia is low compared to countries like Italy, Spain and the United States.
There were 58 deaths in Russia in the last day, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,280.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Saturday that the Russian capital, which had become the epicenter of the infection, had not yet reached the peak of the outbreak.
In Moscow, 5,948 new cases of infection were registered, bringing the total number of infections in the capital to 68,606.
S. Sobianin also said that about 2 percent. Moscow’s population, or more than 250,000 people, is infected with the coronavirus.
According to official statistics, 12.7 million people live in Moscow. population, but the actual number is expected to be higher.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation in the country remained “very difficult.”
Despite the increase in the number of new cases, the government has said it could phase out restrictive measures starting May 12, but that will be up to the regional government.
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