Ukraine and Bulgaria also reported record daily death tolls on Tuesday. Russia's national coronavirus task force reported 1,106 deaths in 24 hours, the most since the start of the pandemic. Russia registered 36,446 new daily coronavirus cases, slightly fewer than the past few days. The government has blamed the quick spread of the virus and soaring deaths on low vaccination rates. Confirmed cases and deaths have increased over the past week, and the Ukrainian Health Ministry on Tuesday reported a record 734 deaths in 24 hours.

Source: ABC News October 27, 2021 00:07 UTC