MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday reported a record daily COVID-19 death toll of 1,211, just one day after a nationwide workplace shutdown aimed at curbing a surge in cases was lifted across most regions.
Officials also reported 39,160 new coronavirus cases nationwide in the last 24 hours, down from a peak of 41,335 on Saturday.
(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Catherine Evans)
