China virus death toll passes 1,800: govt
BEIJING, China — The toll from China's coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,868 on Tuesday after 98 more people died, according to the National Health Commission.
Nearly 72,500 people nationwide have
There were 1,886 new cases reported Tuesday — a decline on Monday's figure, and the lowest single-day figure of new cases so far this month.
Most of the deaths were in Hubei province, the hard-hit epicentre of the outbreak, with five reported elsewhere in the country.
The number of new cases reported outside Hubei province was just 79, down from 890 on February 4.
It marks the lowest number of new cases outside the virus-struck province since January 23.
China's national health authority has said the declining numbers are a sign that the outbreak is under control.
However, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the trend "must
"Trends can change as
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