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MOSCOW: Russia recorded 20,538 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 21,665 the day before, while the total number reached 5,451,291, the federal response center said on Sunday. Over the past day, 20,538 Covid-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 2,964 cases (14.4%) without clinical symptoms, the statement said.
Moscow confirmed 6,723 daily infections, down from 8,457 the day before. The Russian capital was followed by the Moscow region with 2,608 cases, up from 2,504 the day before, and St. Petersburg with 1,298 cases, up from 1,247 cases the day before.
The response center said that there were 599 new fatalities linked to the coronavirus, down from 619 the day before, raising the country s death toll to 133,282.
St. Petersburg ist die Heimatstadt von Kremlchef Putin. Als die Stadt noch Leningrad hieß, wuchs er hier in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Doch auch in der EM-Gastgeberstadt ist der 68-Jährige umstritten.St. Petersburg ist die Heimatstadt von Kremlchef Putin. Als die Stadt noch Leningrad hieß, wuchs er hier in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Doch auch in der EM-Gastgeberstadt ist der 68-Jährige umstritten.
St. Petersburg Sees Virus Spike as Euro 2020 Looms June 9, 2021 St. Petersburg s Gazprom Arena will be up to 50% full for seven Euro 2020 games during June and July. Peter Kovalev/TASS
Thousands of fans are set to descend on Russia s former imperial capital St. Petersburg for Europe s biggest football extravaganza, Euro 2020, even as coronavirus cases are surging in the city.
Russia s second city has been selected to host seven matches including a quarter-final in June and July after the tournament was postponed for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Organizers have said necessary measures will be taken to protect players and spectators, but critics say the city Russia s worst hotspot after Moscow long ago threw caution to the wind.