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Coronavirus: Russia reports first COVID-19 deaths

Patients died of pneumonia and were aged 88 and 73



An employee disinfects in the Botanical Garden in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Image Credit: AP

Moscow: Russia has reported its first deaths from the novel coronavirus infection, two elderly patients who also had underlying conditions.

The commission directing Russia’s response to the virus said Wednesday the patients died of pneumonia and were 88 and 73 years old.

Russia has reported 658 cases of infection nationwide. Last week an infected patient died, but doctors said that was due to a blood clot rather than the virus itself.

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