Overall death toll crosses 2,000 as Hubei reports 132 new coronavirus deaths

The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 132 to 1,921 as of Tuesday, the province’s health commission said in a statement on its website this morning.

There were a further 1,693 cases detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, taking the total in the province to 61,682.

Globally the death toll is now at 2,005 with 2,000 deaths occurring in mainland China and one each in Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and France.

There are 75,122 confirmed cases with 12,624 patients having recovered.

The number of new cases on Tuesday were the lowest since Feb 11 and the second consecutive day below 2,000.

Most of the new deaths on Tuesday were in Hubei’s provincial capital of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated.

Hubei will adopt more thorough and forceful measures to find patients with fever to further help contain the new coronavirus epidemic, the state media reported on Tuesday.

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.

- Reuters

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