Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:02 pm
Russia suffers record coronavirus rise in cases as Moscow mayor says he has enough beds for two weeks but cannot make promises beyond this - despite giant new hospital
There were 4,785 cases over past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 36,793
By WILL STEWART FOR MAIL ONLINE and HARRY HOWARD FOR MAILONLINE
Russia said on Saturday its death toll from the novel coronavirus had risen to 313, an overnight increase of 40, as it posted a new record daily jump in new cases.
The authorities reported 4,785 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 36,793.
Moscow, which was the first region in the country to introduce a lockdown, recorded 2,649 new cases, and 21 new deaths, the Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said.
The city's mayor said that he had enough beds for two weeks but could not make predictions beyond this - even though Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new 800-bed Covid-19 hospital built in a record 36 days.