China's coronavirus death toll rises to 722 with 3,399 new confirmed cases


A worker in a protective suit examines specimens inside a laboratory following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on Feb 6, 2020. - China Daily/Reuters

BEIJING (Xinhua): Chinese health authorities said Saturday (Feb 8) that they received reports of 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths Friday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The death toll now stands at 722.

Among the deaths, 81 are in Hubei Province, two in Heilongjiang as well as one in Beijing, Henan and Gansu respectively, according to China's National Health Commission.

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