Russia's coronavirus cases rise to 87,147, surpass China's

Reuters

Posted at Apr 27 2020 04:31 PM

Russia's coronavirus cases rise to 87,147, surpass China's 1
A specialist wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant while sanitizing a bridge to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia April 24, 2020. Dmitry Madorsky, Reuters

MOSCOW - Russia reported 6,198 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday versus 6,361 on the previous day, which took the national tally of infections to 87,147.

The Russian coronavirus crisis response center said that 50 more deaths of coronavirus patients were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

In the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, Russia surpassed mainland China, which reported the total of 82,830 cases on Monday.