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Russia sees record rise in coronavirus cases 'with 250,000 infected in Moscow alone'

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A quarter of a million people in Moscow have caught coronavirus, according to reports. Russia saw a record rise of 9,623 new infections on Saturday with 57 more deaths.

The country is now the seventh most-affected country in terms of cases, having surpassed China, Turkey and Iran this week. Officials estimate around two per cent of all Muscovites have been hit by Covid-19 with the capital city considered a hotspot compared to the rest of the country.

If the estimate is correct it means more than 250,000 have contracted the virus in Moscow, according to a calculation based on the screening.

But mayor Sergei Sobyanin defended the two per cent figure. He said: “Judging by the health screening of various population groups, the actual number

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