Russia on Thursday reported a record 986 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours and 31,299 new cases, its highest one-day infection tally.
MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday reported a record 986 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours and 31,299 new cases, its highest one-day infection tally since the pandemic began.
The Kremlin has blamed the rising death toll on Russia's slow vaccination campaign and has appealed to people to get the shot. Take-up has been slow, with many Russians citing distrust of the authorities and fear of new medical products. Thursday's case tally marked the first time Russia has officially reported more than 30,000 cases in a single day.
Around a third of the population - 43 million - has been inoculated, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday. Russia was fast to develop and launch its Sputnik vaccine when the pandemic struck last year and has since approved four vaccines for use.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia, EU to discuss terms for recognizing COVID-19 vaccine certificatesRussia and the EU will discuss terms for the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates for their respective shots at talks, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s health ministry. | Reuters
Read more »
Putin says Russia needs to speed up vaccination for Covid-19Russia must accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic.
Read more »
COVID cases dropping in Americas, health agency saysBut cases remain high in the American Midwest, Alaska, and Canada's Northwest Territories, where infection rates are 10 times the national average.
Read more »
OCTA: PH's 7-day COVID-19 average falls below 10k cases for first time since AugustThe country’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is down to less than 10,000 cases for the first time since early August, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 13. READ:
Read more »
Philippines records 7,181 new COVID-19 casesThe Philippines reported Wednesday 7,181 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since August 4, data from the health department showed.
Read more »
Zamboanga City to convert facilities to house mild, moderate COVID-19 casesZamboanga City will convert some of its existing isolation facilities to house patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
Read more »