Russia said Wednesday 1,028 people died of Covid over the past 24 hours, a new record, as President Vladimir Putin mulls introducing nationwide restrictions to curb the spread of the disease.
The country recorded 34,074 new coronavirus cases, according to a government tally.
Russian officials have been accused of downplaying the severity of the pandemic, but even the official figures bring the country's official COVID-19 death toll to 226,353 the highest in Europe.
India recorded 15,823 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,40,01,743, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.06 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry's data at 8 am.
India recorded 15,823 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,40,01,743, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.06 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry's data at 8 am.
Paul Keeler, a longtime restaurateur in the Scottsdale area, died Oct. 9 due to complications from COVID-19. The Keeler Hospitality Group, which he founded and was the CEO of, announced his death Tuesday afternoon.
India recorded 14,313 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,39,85,920, while the active cases declined to 2,14,900, the lowest in 212 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.