Coronavirus death of U.S. citizen in China appears to be 1st American fatality

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A U.S. citizen has died of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in what appears to be the first death of an American from the virus. The 60-year-old victim died at Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan on Thursday, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy.

A U.S. citizen has died of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in what appears to be the first death of an American from the virus.

Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, is the epicenter of the coronavirus that has now spread beyond China to 24 countries. The Chinese government has imposed a lockdown on most of Wuhan's 11 million residents in an effort to limit the spread of infection. Outside of China, there were 240 confirmed cases as of Friday, with only one death -- a 44-year-old man in the Philippines. The 240 cases represented an increase of 54 over the prior 24 hours.The United States had 12 coronavirus cases as of Friday. An additional 11 Americans were among 64 passengers with the coronavirus on the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess, which is moored in Japan's Yokohama Port while passengers are under quarantine.

 

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