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Russian authorities say the country’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed one million, the world’s fourth largest, agreeing to statistics.

Russian authorities publicized Today that the country’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed one million, the world’s fourth largest, according to international statistics.

Russia on a regular basis reported a daily rise of several thousand cases in recent weeks.

Tuesday’s caseload increased by more than 4,700 from the previous day to reach 1,000,048, according to approved statistics.

Despite the fact Russia has one of the world’s highest caseloads, its recorded death toll comparatively small, with about 17,300 deaths reported as of Tuesday.

Russia only includes deaths directly linked to the disease in that statistic. Patients tested positive but died from other factors have not been contained within in the death toll.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko revealed this week that the country would start large-scale delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine in September.

Russia was the first country to announce a vaccine for the novel COVID-19 that it says can be used by the general public.

Medics around the world uttered disbelief over the vaccine, which they say has not yet undertaken needed testing procedures.

About 40,000 volunteers are in a phase 3 trial of the vaccine, state media have reported.

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The vaccine called Sputnik, in honour of the first man-made satellite to achieve orbit, a feat achieved in the late 1950s by Russia’s predecessor state, the Soviet Union, in the space race with rival superpower the U.S.

Approving the vaccine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has used it successfully, without any side effect worse than a slight, temporary fever.