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	33	90
2. Fenerbahçe	33	86
3. Trabzonspor	33	55
4. Beşiktaş	33	51
5. Başakşehir	33	49
6. Rizespor	33	48
7. Kasımpasa	33	46
8. Antalyaspor	33	45
9. Alanyaspor	33	45
10. Sivasspor	33	45
11. A.Demirspor	33	41
12. Samsunspor	33	39
13. Ankaragücü	33	37
14. Kayserispor	33	37
15. Konyaspor	33	36
16. Gaziantep FK	33	34
17. Hatayspor	33	33
18. Karagümrük	33	33
19. Pendikspor	33	30
20. İstanbulspor	33	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	31	69
2. Göztepe	31	63
3. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	31	55
4. Sakaryaspor	31	54
5. Bodrumspor	31	52
6. Kocaelispor	31	52
7. Bandırmaspor	31	47
8. Boluspor	31	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	31	47
10. Erzurumspor	31	42
11. Ümraniye	31	37
12. Manisa FK	31	36
13. Keçiörengücü	31	36
14. Şanlıurfaspor	31	34
15. Tuzlaspor	31	33
16. Adanaspor	31	32
17. Altay	31	15
18. Giresunspor	31	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. Arsenal	34	77
2. Liverpool	34	74
3. M.City	32	73
4. Aston Villa	34	66
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. M. United	33	53
7. Newcastle	33	50
8. West Ham United	34	48
9. Chelsea	32	47
10. Bournemouth	34	45
11. Brighton	32	44
12. Wolves	34	43
13. Fulham	34	42
14. Crystal Palace	34	39
15. Brentford	34	35
16. Everton	34	33
17. Nottingham Forest	34	26
18. Luton Town	34	25
19. Burnley	34	23
20. Sheffield United	34	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	32	81
2. Barcelona	32	70
3. Girona	32	68
4. Atletico Madrid	32	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	32	58
6. Real Sociedad	32	51
7. Real Betis	32	48
8. Valencia	32	47
9. Villarreal	32	42
10. Getafe	32	40
11. Osasuna	32	39
12. Sevilla	32	37
13. Las Palmas	32	38
14. Deportivo Alaves	32	35
15. Rayo Vallecano	32	34
16. Mallorca	32	31
17. Celta Vigo	32	31
18. Cadiz	32	25
19. Granada	32	18
20. Almeria	32	14