Russia reports record daily death toll from COVID-19
People line up to receive vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, in central Moscow, Russia June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
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MOSCOW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Russia reported 929 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the largest single-day death toll it has recorded since the pandemic began.
The government coronavirus task force also said it had recorded 25,133 new cases in the last 24 hours, a slight increase from a day earlier.
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Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Catherine Evans
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