Covid infections and deaths in Russia climb to new record high

A medical worker treats a patient on an intensive care unit at a Russian hospital (Roman Yarovitcyn/AP)

Coronavirus infections and deaths in Russia have climbed to another pandemic record, putting a growing strain on the country’s healthcare system.

The government coronavirus task force reported 37,141 new infections and 1,064 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Russia’s death toll to 228,453, the highest in Europe.