A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
MOSCOW, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia has registered 23,888 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise since July 25, taking the national tally to 7,511,026, the official monitoring and response center said Thursday.
Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll grew by a record of 867 cases to 207,255, while the number of recoveries increased by 18,826 to 6,672,767.
The capital city of Moscow reported 3,998 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the city's total to 1,633,920.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that a surge in new cases and fatalities over the past weeks "required attention" and several regions countrywide had taken immediate action.
He said that each region has the right to impose necessary restrictions in accordance with the epidemic situation there. Enditem
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2021 shows a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2021 shows a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A woman registers for vaccination against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
People fill in questionnaires before getting administered against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A health worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
