MOSCOW – Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases.With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the fourth largest caseload in the world after the U.S., Brazil and India.
Over 815,000 people have so far recovered, authorities said, and more than 17,000 have died.Experts say the true toll of the pandemic is much higher than all reported figures, due to limited testing, missed mild cases and concealment of cases by some governments, among other factors.As of Tuesday, Russia has lifted most lockdown restrictions in the majority of the country’s regions.Last month, Russian authorities announced approval of the first ever COVID-19 vaccine — a move that Western.