February 04, 2020, 09:41 AM
The number of confirmed deaths in China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak hit 425 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after authorities in Hubei province reported 64 new fatalities.
There was also a sharp increase in confirmed infections with 3,235 new cases.
These daily figures were provided by the health commission in Hubei, the hardest-hit region in China.
The national total now stands at 20,400, based on numbers previously issued by the central government and according to news reports.
For more precise figures, China state media, People's Daily, reported that there were:
• 20,438 confirmed cases on mainland China
• Another 15 in Hong Kong, eight in Macau, and 10 in Taiwan
A total of 632 infected persons have been discharged from hospital.
#LATEST on the #coronavirus outbreak in #China, as of Feb 3:
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 4, 2020
- 20,438 confirmed cases on Chinese mainland, another 15 in HK, 8 in Macao, and 10 in Taiwan
- 425 deaths
- 632 discharged from hospital pic.twitter.com/oYEP2KkOL5
Infections update outside of China
The epidemic has been branded a global health emergency.
It is widely believed to have emerged in December 2019 in the Hubei provincial capital Wuhan.
There are now cases reported in more than 20 countries.
There has been one death outside China, in the Philippines.
Japan, Thailand and Singapore are the three regions with the most confirmed infections outside of China.
The Chinese government has said it "urgently" needs surgical masks, protective suits, and safety goggles as it battles to control the outbreak.
Top photo via Xinhua
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