◆ Mainland China total Covid-19 death toll: 2,236
◆ 118 new deaths from Covid-19 in mainland China by end of Thursday, Feb. 20.
◆ New confirmed cases in China: 1,109 by the end of Thursday, Feb. 20
◆ Confirmed cases on previous day: 394 cases
This marked a sharp increase overnight.
◆ Total number of confirmed cases in mainland China: 75,685
◆ Deaths in central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak: 115
◆ Deaths in provincial capital of Wuhan: 99
◆ Central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak: 631 new cases, including 220 in the province's prison system
However, number of infections in prison are still being updated:
◆ To date, 25 other countries have reported 1,076 cases to WHO
WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing in Geneva that the total worldwide was very low compared to nearly 75,000 inside China, but added: "That may not stay the same for long."