Russia's coronavirus cases jump by almost 1,000 in 24 hours

A health worker wearing protective gear holds samples taken for testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Gemotest laboratory in Moscow, Russia April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russia's coronavirus case tally has risen to 6,343 in the past 24 hours, a record daily increase of 954, the country's crisis response centre said on Monday.

Cases have been recorded widely, but Moscow remains the epicentre of the outbreak with 591 new cases, the centre said. Forty-seven people have died across the country, it said.

A health worker wearing protective gear takes a swab from a woman to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Gemotest laboratory in Moscow, Russia April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

A health worker wearing protective gear is seen at Gemotest laboratory, which performs tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

A health worker wearing protective gloves holds samples taken for testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Gemotest laboratory in Moscow, Russia April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

A specialist wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant while sanitizing a playground to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia April 5, 2020. Sofya Sandurskaya/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS