Russia reports over 6,600 new coronavirus cases

Russia on Monday reported 6,611 new coronavirus infections, raising its nationwide tally to 687,862, the fourth-highest in the world.

The authorities also recorded 135 more deaths related to COVID-19, pushing its official death toll to 10,296.

Over the weekend, India overtook Russia as the third worst-hit country in coronavirus tally, behind the U.S. and Brazil.