Russia announces record high coronavirus death toll for third day in a row

Red Square and the Kremlin Wall are reflected in a window of an empty Bosco cafe in the Gum, the State Shop in Red Square, which is closed due to Covid-19 in Moscow, Russia (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Russian authorities reported a record number of coronavirus deaths for the third day in a row.

Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 1,254 virus deaths, up from 1,251 on Thursday and 1,247 on Wednesday.