Moscow, August 23, 2021, SPA -- Russia reported 19,454 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time the daily tally has dipped below 20,000 since June 23 as authorities blamed a case surge on the infectious Delta variant, according to Reuters. The government coronavirus task force also reported 776 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours nationwide. --SPA 11:48 LOCAL TIME 08:48 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1606942