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Russia hits 2 mn coronavirus cases as deaths reach record high

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Russia's total coronavirus caseload surpassed two million on Thursday as officials registered record increases in new infections and virus-related deaths.The country has witnessed a surge in cases over recent weeks but authorities have stopped short of reintroducing stringent lockdown measures like several European countries.Health officials reported 23,610 new infections Thursday and 463 virus-related deaths, both record highs since the beginning of Russia's outbreak.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the outbreak as "very worrying" and said it was President Vladimir Putin's "top priority".Total infections stood at 2.02 million -- the fifth-highest caseload in the world -- while deaths reached 34,850 in the country of 145.

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