Coronavirus: Death toll in China passes 2,000 as Hubei province reports 132 new fatalities

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In its daily update, the province’s health commission also reported 1,693 new cases of people infected with the virus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WUHAN - The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 2,000 on Wednesday after 132 more people died in Hubei province, the hard-hit epicentre of the outbreak.

The number of new cases on Tuesday were the lowest since Feb 11 and the second consecutive day below 2,000. The province will check records of all fever patients who have visited doctors since Jan 20, and people who have bought over-the-counter cough and fever medications at both brick-and-mortar and online drug stores, Xinhua reported, citing a notice by the province’s epidemic control headquarters.

Some 80.9 per cent of infections are classified as mild, 13.8 per cent as severe and only 4.7 per cent as critical.The study finds that patients with cardiovascular disease are most likely to die of complications from the coronavirus, followed by patients with diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and hypertension.

 

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