Coronavirus: First overseas death in the Philippines, 45 more deaths, 2,590 new cases reported across China.
Chinese nationwide cases now at 14,380 with 45 more deaths, all in Hubei province
Of the 9,074 confirmed cases in the province, 1,118 are in severe condition and 444 are critical
The novel coronavirus outbreak has killed a further 45 people in China and infected 2,590 more, the National Health Commission in Beijing announced on Saturday.
The results bring the nationwide number of cases to 14,380 and the total death toll to 304. All of the dead and 1,921 of the new cases were in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak. There have, as of yet, been no deaths outside of mainland China.
Philippines reports first death outside China
The Philippines has reported the first coronavirus death outside China, hours after a senator said the country would issue a sweeping travel ban that included Hong Kong.
The victim was a 44-year-old male Chinese national, who died on February 1. He was the companion of a 38-year-old Chinese woman, who arrived in the Philippines from Wuhan on January 21 after travelling through Hong Kong. His death brings the total number of deaths from the coronavirus to 305.
As of Saturday, Hubei province reported 9,074 confirmed cases, with 43,121 still under observation for infection. Of the confirmed cases, 1,118 are in severe condition and 444 are critical.
The numbers of infected and dead are steadily rising, and a study by University of Hong Kong scientists predicted on Friday that as many as 75,815 people in Wuhan may have been infected with the new coronavirus.
The research, published in
The Lancet on Saturday, is based on the assumption that each infected person could have passed the virus on to 2.68 others. The estimated total was as of Tuesday, it said.
Deadly bird flu outbreak among chickens in China, near coronavirus epicentre
The virus has spread to at least 23 countries, and on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a
global public health emergency.
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