China reports lowest daily toll of 71 Covid-19 deaths

A man who has recovered from the Covid-19 infection being disinfected by a medical staff before leaving the hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. - AFP

BEIJING (AFP): China on Tuesday (Feb 25) reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663.

The National Health Commission also reported 508 new confirmed cases, with all but nine in hard-hit Hubei province.