China’s coronavirus death toll rises to 722
- Update Time : Saturday, February 8, 2020
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The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus has risen again in China while fatalities increased to 722 on Saturday, reports AP.
The government announced that another 3,399 people had been diagnosed over the last 24 hours, reversing two days of declines, and raising the total accumulated number of cases on the mainland to 34,546.
Cruise ship passengers faced more woe as Japan reported three more cases for a total of 64 on one quarantined vessel and turned away another.
In Japan, three more cases were diagnosed Saturday among 3,700 passengers and crew on the quarantined Diamond Princess. Those aboard remain under 14-day quarantine.
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