February 06, 2020, 07:16 AM
China's coronavirus outbreak has claimed 563 lives as of Thursday, Feb. 6.
The Hubei province reported 73 new deaths, as it remains the hardest-hit part of China.
The health commission in Hubei also confirmed some 3,000 new cases in its daily update of the situation.
The national total has increased to more than 28,018 confirmed infections.
A total of 1,153 have been discharged from hospital.
#LATEST on the #coronavirus outbreak in #China, as of Feb 5:
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 6, 2020
- 28,018 confirmed cases on Chinese mainland, another 21 in HK, 10 in Macao, and 11 in Taiwan
- 563 deaths
- 1,153 discharged from hospital pic.twitter.com/RIGlcD685e
Despite building a hospital from scratch and converting public buildings to accommodate thousands of extra patients, there was still a "severe" lack of beds in the region, Hu Lishan, an official in Wuhan, warned on Wednesday.
Officials were looking to convert other hotels and schools in the city into treatment centres, Hu told reporters, as there was also a shortage of equipment and materials.
Several other cities in China have restricted the number of people allowed to leave their homes, even to go on run errands for food.
Confirmed cases are found in some 28 countries.
The outbreak has evolved into a global health emergency.
It is believed to have emerged in December 2019 from a market that sold wild animals for food in Hubei's capital Wuhan.
Top photo via Xinhua
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