Swiss toll of coronavirus victims surpasses 3,000, 21 dead

A general view shows the Paradeplatz and the office of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich, Switzerland March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - The number of people tested positive for the new coronavirus in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has risen to 3,028, Swiss health authorities said on Wednesday, of which 2,772 cases were confirmed.

Twenty-one people so far have died of the illness, which authorities have warned could swamp the country's health care system.