Russia's coronavirus cases surge past 240K

MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - Russia confirmed 10,028 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 242,271, The Moscow Times reported.

Russia is now the second most-affected country in terms of infections and has the world's second-fastest rate of new infections behind the United States.

Ninety-six people died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 2,212.