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Coronavirus: Death Toll Hits 1016

February 11, 2020

As of Monday, 910 people were recorded dead but over 100 died in the last 24 hours, spiking the number up to over 1000.

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Health authorities in China disclosed that the deaths recorded from Coronavirus was now 1016.

As of Monday, 910 people were recorded dead but over 100 died in the last 24 hours, spiking the number up to over 1000. 

China’s National Health Commission reported that 103 of the 108 new deaths occurred in the central province of Hubei, where the outbreak first began.

In the provincial capital Wuhan, the epicentre of the crisis, the mortality rate stands at over four per cent, official statistics reported.

Within the same 24-hour period, 2,478 new infections were confirmed nationwide, bringing the total tally up to 37,626.

In Hubei province alone the number of confirmed cases has reached over 30,000.

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