Moscow’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 900

Another 39 patients have died from coronavirus-related complications in Moscow, the national anti-coronavirus crisis center said.

Overall, 905 people who tested positive for the virus died in the capital.

"In Moscow, 39 patients died with confirmed diagnosis of pneumonia and whose coronavirus test results came back positive," TASS cited the center as saying.

To date, a total of 165,929 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 21,327 patients having recovered from the virus. Russia’s latest data indicates more than 1,500 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.