MOSCOW: Russia recorded 290 new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing its official death toll to 25,242.

Authorities reported 15,971 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 1,463,306, the fourth highest in the world.

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Alexander Marrow) ((alexander.marrow@thomsonreuters.com; +7 495 775 1242;))