Russia has hit a grim new record in its Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of daily deaths caused by the virus hitting a new high for the second day in a row.On Wednesday, Russia reported 28,717 new Covid cases and 984 deaths caused by the virus, marking the second day in a row that the country has recorded a record-high number of daily fatalities.On Tuesday, the country had reported 28,190 new coronavirus cases and 973 deaths, data from the government’s coronavirus taskforce showed. In total, Russia has recorded over 7.8 million cases of the virus and over 219,000 deaths.Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko delivered sharp warnings on the public health crisis in Russia on Tuesday, telling a cabinet meeting that that incidence of Covid in Russia had increased 16% over the past week and in some regions, the growth rate was more than 30%.Russia has about 255,000 beds for Covid patients, of which about 235,000 are occupied, Murashko said, with 11% of Russia’s hospitalized Covid patients in a serious or critical condition “and practically all of them are patients who have not been vaccinated,” Murashko said, according to the TASS news agency.cnbc.com