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The new strain is also rampant in Portugal, and police are not letting people out of Lisbon. PHOTO: Reuters
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Moscow today set for the second day in a row an anti-record case of coronavirus with 9,120 infections in 24 hours, according to government data quoted by world agencies.
Yesterday, the Russian capital also registered an anti-record, with 9056 new cases. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the outbreak of COVID-19 was due to the Delta variant, which appeared in India, according to AFP.
In one day in the Russian capital, 76 people died with coronavirus compared to 78 days earlier, and a total of 21,352, according to the headquarters, quoted by TASS.
Russia reported 17,906 new infections today, bringing the total to 5,299,215 since the start of the pandemic, Reuters added.
The Coronavirus Operational Headquarters has confirmed 466 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest level since March 13, TASS reported. The total number of victims reached 128,911.
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