Beijing- The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus has mounted to 2,717, as per national health commission.
In the last 24 hours, more than 52 people have died with 406 new cases reported by the health officials, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 79,108.
As of 78,064 people are receiving medical care in hospitals, with the total number of more than 29,745 patients discharged from the hospitals.
There are cases reported outside China as Hong Kong reported 85 new cases.
Officially termed as COVID-19, the coronavirus has sprung to more than 30 countries including UK, US, Singapore, India, Afghanistan, Russia, Spain, Iran, and so on.
The world health organization has declared a global health emergency ahead of the outbreak in China.–Worldwide News