KATHMANDU: The number of coronavirus deaths has climbed to 803 globally, international media reported.
More than 34,800 people have been infected with the new virus worldwide, the vast majority in China.
The number of deaths from this novel virus has exceeded that of the Sars epidemic in 2003.
In 2003, as many as 774 people had been killed by Sars in more than two dozen countries.
Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over the new outbreak.
In its latest bulletin, health officials in Hubei reported 81 new fatalities on Saturday, bringing the death toll in the region to 780.
There now have been 802 deaths in China and Hong Kong and one abroad, in the Philippines.
The new virus, 2019-nCov, was first reported in Hubei’s capital of Wuhan, and the sprawling city has been in lockdown for weeks.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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