Russian Covid-19 Cases Hit Record as Moscow Resists Lockdown

12,126 cases in last day exceeds previous high reached in May
Putin instituted a sweeping shutdown during the initial spike

Red Square in Moscow.
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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By Jake Rudnitsky

October 9, 2020 at 3:40 AM EDT

Updated on

October 9, 2020 at 7:26 AM EDT

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Russia posted a record number of new Covid-19 cases Friday as the government has resisted returning to a lockdown to battle the second wave of infections.

There were 12,126 new cases in the past day, breaking the previous record of 11,656 on May 11, according to data from the government’s National Virus Response Center.