China coronavirus toll exceeds 1,300 as Hubei reports 242 deaths

The toll for Wednesday is the highest reported since the outbreak began and more than twice Tuesday’s figure.
Health officials in China’s hard-hit central province of Hubei reported that 242 more people died from the coroanvirus, COVID-19 on Wednesday, pushing the death toll in the country above 1,300.
The province’s health commission also repeated a huge jump in new cases, saying a further 14,840 cases had been detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, over the 24-hour period to midnight on Wednesday (16:00 GMT).
Health officials in China’s hard-hit central province of Hubei reported that 242 more people died from the coroanvirus, COVID-19 on Wednesday, pushing the death toll in the country above 1,300.
The province’s health commission also repeated a huge jump in new cases, saying a further 14,840 cases had been detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, over the 24-hour period to midnight on Wednesday (16:00 GMT). Source.aljazeera.com