Russia reported more than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time on Saturday as the country weathers a surge of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, IgbereTV reports.
A government Covid-19 portal registered 113,122 new cases over 24 hours, nearly double the number of daily infections just a week ago.
The number of cases across Russia continues to rise sharply, with Omicron accounting for the majority of cases.
Following a strict but brief national lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, Russia has held back on curbs hoping instead to protect its struggling economy.
