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Coronavirus Death Toll More than 1,100

VOA News

   Chinese health officials reported Wednesday the number of dead from a
   coronavirus outbreak has risen to more than 1,100.

   The National Health Commission figures included 97 new deaths and a
   total of 44,653 people confirmed infected since the outbreak began last
   month. Some experts have cast doubts about whether the total number of
   cases are being counted.

   If the figures are accurate, there would be some semblance of optimism
   with the 2,105 new cases confirmed Tuesday, a number that was lower
   than those reported the past few days.

   While most of the coronavirus cases are within mainland China, hundreds
   have been confirmed sick in dozens of other countries, usually after
   traveling from China.

   The biggest grouping of cases is on board a cruise ship in Yokohama,
   Japan, where 174 of the 3,700 people on board have tested positive as
   the ship remains under quarantine orders.

   China has put several areas on lockdown in an attempt to stop the virus
   from spreading.

   On Tuesday, state media reported that the government in Hubei province,
   the epicenter of the outbreak, dismissed its top two health officials.

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