“Seven patients died in Moscow who were diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for coronavirus infection,” the report said.

They noted that among patients - people aged 46 to 90 years.

Earlier, mortality statistics were published based on the total number of patients with COVID-19 in Russia and the world.

So, in Russia, the mortality rate was 0.7%.

According to operational data as of April 8, 8 672 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia, of which 5 841 were in the capital.

In Moscow, 270 patients recovered.