Russia's COVID-19 cases up 4,696 to 966,189

17:46, August 25, 2020

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  Russia's COVID-19 cases approach 1 mln

  MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - Russia registered 4,993 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its national caseload to 995,319, the countrys COVID-19 response center said in a statement on Monday.Meanwhile, 83 new deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 17,176.People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease walk in downtown Moscow on August 12, 2020. (Photo: AFP)Moscow, the countrys worst-hit region, reported 685 new cases, bringing its tally of infections to 262,418, the center said.According to the statement, 809,387 patients have recovered so far, including 2,405 over the past day.Up till Sunday, 211,940 people were still under medical observation, while over 36.6 million tests have been conducted across the country.

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  Lebanon's COVID-19 cases rise by 595 to 16,870

  BEIRUT, Aug. 30 -- Lebanon's number of COVID-19 cases increased on Sunday by 595 to 16,870 while the death toll went up by five to 160, the Health Ministry said.Lebanese health experts have been urging citizens to take proper precautionary measures as the daily number of cases has been spurting up

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  Brazil reports 366 new deaths from COVID-19

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 30 -- The Brazilian government said Sunday that 366 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing to 120,828 the national death toll of COVID-19.The Health Ministry said that a total of 3,862,311 cases have been reported, up by 16,158 cases from the previous day.