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Russia records third coronavirus patient death as number of those infected surpasses 1,000 Russia records third coronavirus patient death as number infected surpasses 1,000
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Another person with Covid-19 has died in Moscow, with the overall death toll in Russia reaching three people, the medics said. The number of infected in the country has now climbed to 1,036. Another person confirmed to have Covid-19 has died in Moscow, bringing the overall death toll in Russia to three people. 196 new cases were announced on Friday, bringing the overall nationwide number of infected to 1,036.
Forty-five coronavirus patients have recovered, the operational HQ to combat the spread of the infection announced on Friday. The latest victim was a 70-year-old woman with a number of underlying conditions. She had suffered from diabetes for 20 years and also had terminal renal failure and other diseases.
There were 196 Covid-19 cases registered in 16 Russian regions in the last 24 hours, according to the medics. The other two Russian deaths, announced on Wednesday, also involved elderly patients, aged 88 and 73 respectively. Last week, a 79-year-old woman was initially thought to have succumbed to coronavirus, but a post-mortem showed that a blood clot was the actual cause.  
Russia is taking a massive effort to stem the spread of the highly contagious disease, announcing next week as a holiday, banning international flights and closing restaurants, parks, cinemas and all other establishments where large groups of people can gather, except essential ones. Forty-five people in Russia are known to have recovered from Covid-19, according to officials.
Since the outbreak in China in December, the coronavirus has spread to 202 countries, killing more than 24,000 people and infecting over half a million. Italy, where 8,165 have died, leads in the number of the fatalities, while the US has the most Covid-19 cases, with over 85,000 infected. In recent days, Russia stepped up efforts to stem the spread of the highly contagious disease, announcing next week as a paid holiday, banning international passenger flights and closing restaurants, parks, cinemas and all other establishments where large groups of people can gather, except essential ones.
Since the outbreak in China in December, the coronavirus has spread to 202 countries, killing more than 24,000 people and infecting over half a million. Italy, where 8,165 have died, leads in the number of the fatalities, while the US has the most Covid-19 cases, at over 85,000.
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