Number of Wuhan virus infections set to overtake SARS figures

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Jan 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

PETALING JAYA: The number of people infected by the new coronavirus is nearing 8,000 and set to overtake the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak more than a decade ago, figures show.

An online dashboard created by Johns Hopkins University's Centre for Systems Science and Engineering shows a total of 7,783 cases of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV as at 12.45pm Thursday (Jan 30).