A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country logged a record number of deaths in July of people infected with coronavirus, according to AP.

The report from the Rosstat agency said 50,421 people suffering from Covid-19 died during the month, sharply higher than the previous record of 44,435 in December.

However, the agency said in the report that only 38,992 deaths were directly attributed to the disease.

In another 5,206 deaths, the virus was assessed as likely the main cause but that more investigation would be needed; in 1,449 other cases, the virus contributed to the deaths but was not the main cause.

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