Daily cases in Russia hit record as COVID-19 infections top 80,000

MOSCOW: Russia's daily confirmed cases have registered a new record of 6,361 over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 infections to 80,949 as of Sunday, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement.

The daily increase rebounded to its highest six days after the previous peak of 6,060 on April 19, the center's data showed.

The death toll from the disease rose by 66 to 747, while 6,767 people have recovered, including 517 in the past 24 hours, the statement said.

Moscow, the country's worst-hit region, confirmed 2,971 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking its total to 42,480.

The Moscow-to-nation ratio has been declining, indicating that smaller cities in the country now face rising risks.