Graphics: Why there was a sudden spike in Russia's coronavirus cases

Russia on Sunday reported a record one-day rise in cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the official tally to more than 80,000, 

The number of cases jumped by 6,361 and 66 more people died, the national coronavirus crisis response center said on its website.

The capital Moscow, the worst-affected region, registered over 42,000 cases – that is more than half of the national figure.

Russia recorded far fewer cases of the new coronavirus than many Western European countries in the early outbreak stages. 

As the pandemic swept across the globe, Russia was actually among the first to implement tough measures to curb the outbreak.

But the number of cases began to rise sharply this month. Infections have spread beyond Moscow and penetrated all of its more than 80 regions.

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