Russia announces largest daily death toll as pandemic surges

On Tuesday, 20,616 new contagions were recorded.

A man rides a bicycle past a closed dance floor belted with police tape due to coronavirus in a park in Moscow, Russia (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Russian authorities have reported 652 new coronavirus deaths, the highest daily tally in the pandemic.

The new record comes as Russia struggles to cope with a surge in infections and deaths and low vaccine uptake.