As a total of 95 cases entere­d China from overse­as so farBEIJING: The number of new coronavirus cases imported into mainland China from overseas surpassed the number of locally transmitted new infections for the first time on Friday, data released by the National Health Commission showed on Saturday. Mainland China had 11 new confirmed cases on Friday, up from eight cases a day earlier, but only four of those – all in the virus epicentre of Hubei province – were locally transmitted. A total of 95 cases have entered mainland China from overseas, the commission said. The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 3,189 as of the end of Friday, up by 13 from the previous day. To date, the flu-like virus has infected 80,824 people in mainland China, the commission said.

Source: The Express Tribune March 14, 2020 07:18 UTC