The global toll in the novel coronavirus outbreak has breached the 3,000-mark as China reported 42 more deaths in its Monday morning bulle...
The global toll in the novel coronavirus outbreak has breached the 3,000-mark as China reported 42 more deaths in its Monday morning bulletin, reported AFP. The new fatalities were all in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak. The overall toll in mainland China is now 2,912, said the National Health Commission.
However, there were only 202 fresh cases reported from China on Monday, the lowest since January 22. Outside Hubei, there were only six confirmed new infections. As of Sunday, 44,462 patients had recovered from the illness.
Chen Yixin, the deputy head of a central government team deployed to contain the outbreak in Hubei, said the number of fatalities and suspected cases was dropping, reported South China Morning Post. He said that up to 90% of the new infections had been identified by testing suspected cases. “This shows the epidemic is effectively contained,” he added. “The battle facing Wuhan has entered a decisive stage.”
Fatalities and infections in other countries
South Korea confirmed 476 more coronavirus cases on Monday. This takes the country’s total to 4,212 infections. With four more deaths, 22 people have so far died of the disease in the country, said the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Outside China, South...
