Russia reports its highest single-day death toll but fewer infections

Russia has reported its highest one-day coronavirus death toll but also lowest number of new infections in three weeks. national coronavirus task force said Sunday that 3,541 people have died from virus, an increase of 153. previous high was 150.

number of new infection cases was 8,599. Daily infection tallies of more than 11,000 were reported for several days in May. Overall, Russia has recorded 344,481 infection cases.

Russia's comparatively low mortality rate has raised eyebrows in West, with some suggesting country's government may be under-reporting virus-related deaths and manipulating statistics.

Russian officials deny allegations and attribute low numbers to effectiveness of measures taken to curb spre of outbreak.

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