MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 14, 2020: An emergency paramedic in a protective suit seen by an ambulance at the Novomoskovsky multipurpose medical center for patients with suspected COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS (Photo by Mikhail TereshchenkoTASS via Getty Images)
Russia reported 10,598 new cases of coronavirus on Friday from the past 24 hours, as the country struggles to rein in the pandemic.
It has consistently reported more than 10,000 new cases a day for the past two weeks, only dipping below once in the past 13 days — and, even then, only by a small margin. It reported 9,974 new cases yesterday.
Friday’s numbers bring the nationwide total to 262,843 confirmed cases, according to Russian officials.
Only the United States has reported more coronavirus cases than Russia, according to Johns Hopkins University.
