Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 2,800
International Desk Published: 27 February 2020, 10:44 AM
China reported another 433 cases and 29 deaths on Thursday -- bringing the national total to 78,497 cases and 2,744 deaths, reports CNN.
Of the 29 new deaths reported in China, 26 were in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. And of the 433 new cases, 409 were in Hubei.
China's National Health Commission said a total of 32,495 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
Deaths outside mainland China: 19 in Iran, 13 in South Korea, 12 in Italy, seven in Japan, two in Hong Kong and France each, and one in the Philippines and Taiwan each.
