China coronavirus toll soars to 490, total confirmed cases over 24000
PTI, Feb 5, 2020, 8:58 AM IST
Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rose to 490 on Tuesday with the number of confirmed cases mounting to 24324, Chinese health officials announced on Wednesday.
By the end of Tuesday, a total of 490 people had died of the disease and 24,324 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions, China’s National Health Commission reported.
It said 65 deaths were reported on Tuesday, all from Hubei province and its capital Wuhan.
Also, 3,887 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection were reported on Tuesday, it said.
Also on Tuesday, 431 patients became seriously ill, while 262 were discharged from hospital after recovery.
The commission added that 3,219 patients remained in severe condition and 23,260 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.
A total of 892 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery, it said.
Over 2.52 lakh who were in close contacts with patients had been traced with over 1.85 lakh others still under medical observation, it added.
By the end of Tuesday, 18 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), including one death, 10 in the Macao SAR and 11 in Taiwan, it said.
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