Russia's coronavirus cases rise by over 10,000 for third straight day

AKIPRESS.COM - Russia confirmed 10,102 new coronavirus infections Tuesday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 155,370. Russia is now the seventh most-affected country in terms of infections, having surpassed China, Turkey and Iran last week.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week confirmed that he has the coronavirus, making him the highest-ranking official in Russia to contract the virus.
Ninety-five people died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 1,451.
Russia is emerging as a new hotspot for the coronavirus as many countries in western Europe begin steps to ease lockdown measures after their rates of new infections and deaths dropped.
Despite the sharp rise in cases, Russia's official fatality rate has remained low in comparison to countries including Italy, Spain and the United States.