China virus death toll rises to 425
published : 4 Feb 2020 at 09:56
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: AFP
The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak spiked to 425, after authorities in Hubei province reported 64 new fatalities on Tuesday.
In its daily update, figures from the health commission in Hubei, which has been hit hardest by the virus, also showed a sharp increase in confirmed infections with 2,345 new cases.
That puts the national total at 19,550, based on numbers previously issued by the central government.
The epidemic, which has spiralled into a global health emergency, is believed to have started in December from a market that sold wild game in the Hubei provincial capital Wuhan.
There are now cases reported in more than 20 countries.
There has been one death outside China, in the Philippines.
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- commission: an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government - คณะกรรมการ, คณะกรรมาธิการ
- epidemic: a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community - โรคระบาด
- infection: a disease or medical condition that is caused by a bacteria or by a virus or a parasite - การติดเชื้อ
- spiral: to increase (get worse, etc.) faster and faster -
