Russia updates statistics on virus-linked deaths in 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s updated statistics on coronavirus-linked deaths show that 162,429 people with COVID-19 had died in the pandemic last year. That number is much higher than the one previously reported by government officials.  The data released Monday by Russia’s state statistics agency, Rosstat, were for COVID-19 deaths between April and December. They include cases where the virus wasn’t the main cause of death and where the virus was suspected but not confirm