MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. Fifty-one more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day, with the overall number of fatalities exceeding 6,000, the city’s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Sunday.

"Fifty-one coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," it said, adding the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths in Moscow has reached 6,009.

The center once again warned that in case of any symptoms of a respiratory disease it is necessary to stay home, call a doctor and not indulge in self-treatment.

Moscow tops the list of Russian regions in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases and the morbidity is now demonstrating upwards tendencies. As of October 18, Moscow has reported around 362,3 coronavirus cases, with some 273,900 patients having recovered.

To date, 1,399,334 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,070,576 patients having recovered from the disease. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.