China’s new virus cases, deaths rise but increase is lower
BEIJING, Feb. 20(AP) : New virus cases in China rose by just 394 from the previous day, with a rise in the death toll of 114, the government said Thursday, as health inspectors went door-to-door to find every infected person in the worst-hit city.
Mainland China has now reported 2,118 deaths and 74,576 total cases. While the overall spread of the virus has been slowing, the situation remains severe in Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected in December.
More than 80% of the country’s cases are in Hubei and 95% of the deaths, according to data from China’s National Health Commission.
