BEIJING: The official Chinese death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 636, with the government saying total infections had climbed past 30,000. The toll was raised by 73 new deaths from the epidemic, the National Health Commission said today in its daily update. Another 3,143 new cases of infection were confirmed, bringing total infections in the country thus far to 31,161, it said. Of the reported infections, more than 4,800 of those people were in serious condition. The number of confirmed infections in China could still grow significantly, with the health commission saying that more than 26,000 other people were “suspected” of having contracted the virus.

Source: New Strait Times February 07, 2020 01:18 UTC