Russia's daily COVID-19 death toll hits record high 968
- World
- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:50 | 09 October 2021
- Modified Date: 11:50 | 09 October 2021
Russia reported 968 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic.
There were 29,362 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the government coronavirus task force said.
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