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2020.05.18 16:01 GMT+8

Russia's COVID-19 cases surpass 290,000

Updated 2020.05.18 17:23 GMT+8

Russia's COVID-19 cases surpass 290,000

Russia on Monday said it recorded 8,926 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide infection tally to 290,678.

This is the third day in a row that new COVID-19 cases in Russia have hovered below the 10,000 mark.

The country's coronavirus task force reported 91 additional fatalities. The death toll from the new coronavirus in Russia now stands at 2,722.

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