Russia has recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll for a second day running, as a third wave of infections persists despite efforts from authorities to boost vaccinations.
A government tally showed 815 fatalities over the past 24 hours and 22,277 new cases. Russia, the fourth worst-hit country in the world in terms of cases, has since mid-June been hit by a new wave of infections driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
The new figures bring Russia's total fatalities from Covid-19 to 168,864 - the highest toll in Europe. This figure, however, only takes into account deaths where the virus was established as the primary cause of death after an autopsy.
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