Russia Reports 791 COVID-19 Deaths, 21,058 New Cases

Russia reports 791 COVID-19 deaths, 21,058 new cases

MOSCOW, (Pakistan Point News - 19th Aug, 2021) Russia on Thursday reported 791 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours as well as 21,058 new cases, including 2,142 in Moscow.

Russia was hit by a surge in cases this summer that peaked in July and that authorities blamed on the Delta variant and slow uptake for domestically-produced vaccines.