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Novel coronavirus cases top 79,000 worldwide

 

As of Monday, there were at least 77,150 confirmed cases in mainland China, bringing the global total to 79,356, with the death toll at 2,619, reports CNN.

A total of 27 of those deaths have occurred outside of mainland China, a major spike from a week ago, when only five deaths had taken place outside China, and most of those involving people who had a direct link to the country.

Major new outbreaks are developing in South Korea, Iran and Italy, with dozens of confirmed cases and multiple deaths.