BEIJING, Jan 24 — China today confirmed a second death outside the epicentre of a SARS-like virus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people, raising the overall toll to 26 dead. Officials say 24 deaths have occurred in Hubei, the central province that is home to Wuhan, the city identified as...
Security guards patrol outside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market where the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China January 24, 2020. — AFP pic
Officials say 24 deaths have occurred in Hubei, the central province that is home to Wuhan, the city identified as the centre of the outbreak. It follows confirmation yesterday of the first death outside the epicentre — an 80-year-old man diagnosed with the new virus in northern Hebei province, who died on January 22.
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