Coronavirus: Death toll in China rises to 812

Filipinos, voluntarily evacuated due to the coronavirus outbreak, board a plane from Wuhan, Hubei, China, February 9, 2020. Courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

BEIJING (Bernama): The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 812, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Saturday (Feb 8).

Authorities said 37,198 confirmed cases have been reported and 89 people have died and more than 2,600 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours.