Russia registers record number of COVID-19 deaths

Russia on Tuesday recorded 652 more COVID-19 fatalities -- the maximum since the beginning of the pandemic -- pushing the death toll to 134,545, Russia's coronavirus emergency task force said.

NEWS IN ENGLISH 29.06.2021, 13:29 Pelin Su Tamer

Russia registers record number of COVID-19 deaths

The country has seen a slight drop in the number of coronavirus cases, with 20,616 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 5.49 million and active cases to 374,975.

Russia's recoveries from the disease increased by 14,697 to reach 4.98 million since yesterday, it added.

Although Moscow reported fewer cases -- 6,209 -- compared to the day before, the Russian capital is still at the top of the regions with the most infections.

It also accounts for the highest daily fatalities as 121 people died of the virus in Moscow over the past day.

The authorities explain the growing figures by the spread of the so-called Indian Delta strain of COVID-19, which is more contagious, aggressive, and more difficult to treat.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that if it were not for the Delta strain, Moscow would have defeated the outbreak long ago.

Last week, officials in several Russian regions, including Moscow and its surrounding Moscow Oblast, ordered mandatory vaccination of several categories of employees, introducing penalties for non-compliance.

Additional measures were announced in the capital Moscow, including restrictions for visiting eateries, entertainment, and sports venues.

The Russian authorities also try to push the vaccination campaign through social advertisement and educational work as only 11.46% of the Russian population has got a jab against the virus so far.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed nearly 3.93 million lives in 192 countries and regions, with more than 181.43 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US’ Johns Hopkins University.

The US, India, and Brazil remain the worst-hit countries.

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	34	93
2. Fenerbahçe	34	89
3. Trabzonspor	35	58
4. Beşiktaş	35	54
5. Başakşehir	34	52
6. Alanyaspor	35	49
7. Kasımpasa	34	49
8. Rizespor	35	49
9. Sivasspor	34	48
10. Antalyaspor	34	45
11. A.Demirspor	35	44
12. Samsunspor	35	42
13. Kayserispor	35	41
14. Ankaragücü	35	39
15. Karagümrük	35	37
16. Konyaspor	34	36
17. Gaziantep FK	34	34
18. Hatayspor	34	33
19. Pendikspor	34	30
20. İstanbulspor	35	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	33	72
2. Göztepe	33	69
3. Sakaryaspor	32	57
4. Kocaelispor	32	55
5. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	32	55
6. Bodrumspor	32	53
7. Boluspor	32	50
8. Bandırmaspor	32	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	32	47
10. Erzurumspor	32	44
11. Keçiörengücü	32	39
12. Manisa FK	32	37
13. Ümraniye	32	37
14. Şanlıurfaspor	32	34
15. Tuzlaspor	32	34
16. Adanaspor	32	33
17. Altay	32	9
18. Giresunspor	32	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. Arsenal	36	83
2. M.City	35	82
3. Liverpool	35	75
4. Aston Villa	35	67
5. Tottenham	34	60
6. Newcastle	35	56
7. M. United	34	54
8. Chelsea	34	51
9. West Ham United	35	49
10. Bournemouth	36	48
11. Wolves	36	46
12. Fulham	36	44
13. Brighton	34	44
14. Crystal Palace	35	40
15. Everton	36	37
16. Brentford	36	36
17. Nottingham Forest	36	29
18. Luton Town	36	26
19. Burnley	36	24
20. Sheffield United	36	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	34	87
2. Girona	34	74
3. Barcelona	34	73
4. Atletico Madrid	34	67
5. Athletic Bilbao	34	61
6. Real Sociedad	34	54
7. Real Betis	33	49
8. Valencia	33	47
9. Villarreal	33	45
10. Getafe	34	43
11. Osasuna	33	39
12. Deportivo Alaves	33	38
13. Sevilla	33	38
14. Las Palmas	34	37
15. Rayo Vallecano	33	34
16. Mallorca	34	32
17. Celta Vigo	33	31
18. Cadiz	34	26
19. Granada	33	21
20. Almeria	33	14