Russia confirms biggest one-day spike in new Covid-19 cases, as almost 1000 reported on Monday
A week after most of the country went into a strict partial lockdown, Russia reported 954 new Covid-19 infections on Monday. A sharp increase on the previous days tally and a sign the fight against coronavirus is intensifying.
The total number of cases nationwide now stands at 6,343, with 47 dead. Over two-thirds (4,484) of known cases are concentrated in Moscow, Europe’s largest city and the country’s main transport hub.
However, there are worrying signs that Covid-19 is also spreading to more far-flung provinces, with infections now recorded in 80 of Russia’s 85 federal subjects. On Monday, the first death from the virus was recorded in Siberia, a 62-year-old man in the Irkutsk region.