China confirms 121 new coronavirus deaths, over 5,000 new cases

China has confirmed more than 5000 new cases of dely coronavirus outbreak on February 14, according to reports. passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to virus fears finally deboarded ship in Cambodia. China’s National Health Commission said it h recorded 121 new deaths and 5,090 new coronavirus cases on mainland on February 13, taking total infected tally to 64,434 people. Nearly 55,748 people are presently undergoing treatment at various hospitals across country and 1383 people have died from vel coronavirus outbreak that has emerged in Hubei province’s capital, Wuhan, in December.

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WHO: Sharp rise of 254 cases

hard-hit Hubei province, epicenter of outbreak, has reported 116 new fatalities and reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, provincial health commission said. latest report brought total confirmed cases in Hubei province to 51,986, state-run Xinhua news ncy reported. World Health Organisation on Thursday said a sharp rise of 254 cases of COVID-19 (official name for coronavirus) cases in China, due to a change in counting methods, did t represent a big shift in epidemic.

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Wuhan records 242 deaths in a single day

Of 254, Hubei and its provincial capital, Wuhan reported 242 deaths, single highest in a day so far. "This does t represent a significant change in trajectory of outbreak," Michael Ryan, he of WHO's health emergencies programme, told a press conference in Geneva. "We're t dealing, from what we understand, with a spike in cases of 14,000 on one day," he said.
"This increase that you've all seen in last 24 hours is largely, in part, down to a change in how cases are being reported." Ryan also said he expected members of a WHO-led international mission to China to arrive over weekend. Alrey 15-member vance WHO team has arrived in China on Monday. 

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