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Russia is still being ravaged by COVID-19, with 1,000 deaths a day and only 33% vaccinated
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Business Insider | 19/10/2021 11:21 PM | Click to read full article
Russia is reporting record-high death tolls from COVID-19 as the coronavirus rages. The country has only vaccinated about a third of its population.
Government data showed more than 1,000 daily COVID-19 deaths for two of the past seven days, a grim new high. Russia's COVID-19 death toll reached record highs this week, starkly illustrating how the nation has struggled to handle the pandemic.