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Reuters
Health

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 865,000

FILE PHOTO: A police officer wearing a protective face mask stands guard at Dvortsovaya Square, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Russia reported 5,204 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing its nationwide tally to 866,627, the fourth largest caseload in the world.

Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 139 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 14,490.

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)

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