 Russia has reported 679 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. It is the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began and the fifth day in a row it has set their record. The government also confirmed more than 25,000 new coronavirus cases nationwide, the most it has reported since early January. Officials blame the surge on the infectious Delta variant and indifferent demand for vaccinations. The capital, Moscow, is the worst-hit region, accounting for 7,624 of the Sunday's new cases. But it may have said the rate of vaccinations is picking up and that more than 2.7 million people have received at least one vaccine dose.