London (CNN) Europe is in meltdown again as daily Covid death tolls reach record highs and countries scramble to expand testing and rescue hospital systems that are buckling under the pressure. Russia and Germany reported record daily Covid-19 deaths on Friday, and October was Russia's deadliest month in a decade. Russia also reported its highest ever single-day death toll with 613 deaths on Friday, according to data published by the country's coronavirus task force. It reported 28,585 new cases, bringing its total to 2,597,711 cases with 45,893 deaths. The task force, which provides daily figures on new cases and fatalities, reported only 7,344 cases that month.

Source: CNN December 11, 2020 12:57 UTC