Russia's coronavirus cases jump by 10,817 to almost 200,000

AKIPRESS.COM - Russia confirmed 10,817 new coronavirus infections Saturday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 198,676. Russia now has the world's second-fastest rate of new infections behind the United States. It is the fifth most-affected country in terms of infections, surpassing Germany and France on Thursday.
One hundred and four people died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 1,827.
The number of infections in Russia has been rising by more than 10,000 a day since Sunday, in contrast to countries in western Europe that are taking steps to ease lockdown measures.
Officials attribute the increase to mass testing and detecting asymptomatic cases not always counted in other countries.
On Thursday Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced an extension of a lockdown in the capital, where most cases are concentrated, to May 31.