Russia has reported 23,770 new Covid-19 cases, including 3,188 in Moscow, pushing the total number of cases confirmed during the pandemic to 6,006,536, reports Reuters.

The government has also reported 784 coronavirus-related deaths, including 101 in Moscow.

Russia is facing a surge in cases that authorities have blamed on the Delta variant and the slow rate of vaccinations.

In this file photo, people line up to receive Covid-19 vaccine shots outside a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, in central Moscow, Russia. — Reuters/File
In this file photo, people line up to receive Covid-19 vaccine shots outside a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, in central Moscow, Russia. — Reuters/File

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