A total of 38 novel coronavirus patients died in Moscow in the past day, bringing the overall death toll in the Russian capital to 404, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday.

Axar.az reports citing Russian media.

"38 patients diagnosed with pneumonia, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, died in Moscow," the center said.

To date, a total of 74,588 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 6,250 patients having recovered from the virus. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.