This was stated in the operational headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus infection.

"Moscow - 4610, St. Petersburg - 674, Moscow region - 460", - the message says.

Earlier it was reported that 15,099 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia during the day.

On October 16, the former chief sanitary doctor, State Duma deputy Gennady Onishchenko, in an interview with kp.ru, commented on the situation with COVID-19.