Covid, Russia, almost 25 thousand new cases and over 700 deaths

Russia has exceeded 5.7 million cases of Coronavirus with 24,818 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. The deaths were 734 and the total deaths from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic 140,775. The increase in cases and deaths was attributed to the Delta variant by the authorities, who urged the population to abide by the health safety regulations adopted and to respect the restrictions.