KATHMANDU: As many as 103 people died of coronavirus in a single day in Hubei province on Monday, raising the death toll in the epidemic’s center to 974, CNN reported.
This brings the total number of deaths in mainland China to at least 1,011. Globally, a total of 1,013 people have died, including one death in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases is more than 42,500, with the vast majority in mainland China.
Hubei authorities confirmed that an additional 2,097 cases of the virus in Hubei on Monday, which brings the total number of cases in the region to 31,728.
More than 25,000 patients have been hospitalized in Hubei, including 1,298 who are in critical condition, according to the health authority. More than two thousand patients have been cured and discharged.
The epidemic has prompted the government to lock down whole cities as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis — especially after a whistleblowing doctor fell victim to the virus.
The latest data came after the WHO said the last four days had seen “some stabilizing” in Hubei, but warned the figures could still “shoot up”.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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