Russia's daily COVID-19 death toll hits record high 968

Grave diggers wearing personal protective equipment bury a person at a graveyard in Saint Petersburg
Grave diggers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bury a person at a graveyard on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo

MOSCOW, Oct 9 (Reuters) - 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.

Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; editing by Jason Neely

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