A police officer wearing a protective face mask stands guard at Dvortsovaya Square, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 12, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)
Russia on Saturday reported 8,706 new coronavirus cases, bringing its cumulative infection tally to 520,129.
The authorities said 114 people had died of the virus in the last 24 hours, raising the official national death toll to 6,829.
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