China virus death toll jumps to 106; confirmed cases climb to over 4,500

China has reported 24 more deaths from coronavirus epidemic, taking number of fatalities to 106 as confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by outbreak stands at 4,515, health authorities anunced on Tuesday.

Barring Tibet, all Chinese provinces have reported virus cases, posing a major challenge for health authorities to contain it.

Overseas confirmed cases have been reported in Thailand (7), Japan (3), South Korea (3), United States (3), Vietnam (2), Singapore (4), Malaysia (3), Nepal (1), France (3), Australia (4) and Sri Lanka (1).

death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China has soared to 106 while nearly 1,300 new cases have been confirmed, authorities said Tuesday.

provincial authorities in virus epicentre of Hubei province, of which Wuhan city is capital, said 24 more people h died from virus with 1,291 more infections.

By end of Monday, a total of 4,515 cumulative confirmed cases of new pneumonia h been reported in Hubei, while 2,567 patients are hospitalised, with 563 in severe conditions and 127 in critical conditions, Hubei Provincial Health Commission said on Tuesday.

Hospitals across province received 31,934 fever patients on Monday, state-run Xinhua news ncy reported.

As of w, 4,200 confirmed cases of virus have been reported from China.

China's top cities of Beijing and Shanghai reported ir first deaths on late Monday first from vel coronavirus.

health commissions in both Beijing and Shanghai reported.

A 50-year-old male died of respiratory failure in Beijing on Monday. He was diagsed on January 22, and was in Wuhan City from January 8 to 15.

Shanghai authorities have yet to release details of deceased patient, state-run CGTN reported.

As of Monday night, Beijing h eight more confirmed cases of disease, bringing total number to 80.

Two patients have been discharged from hospitals after treatment, while 63 patients were in stable condition. Shanghai h 66 confirmed cases as of Monday night, d between seven and 88 years old.

A sense of disquiet prevailed in Beijing as officials anunced capital's first death from dely virus, a grim reminder that epidemic has begun to take toll outside Hubei province.

On Monday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Wuhan, first such trip by a top leer to epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, to boost morale of millions of beleaguered people and medical staff.

World Health Organisation on Monday mitted an error in its assessment of global risk of a dely virus in China, saying it was "high" and t "moderate", reports said.

Geneva-based WHO in its latest situation report said risk was "very high in China, high at regional level and high at global level."

organisation attached to UN mitted that it h stated "incorrectly" in its previous reports that global risk was "moderate".

WHO chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus is currently visiting Beijing to discuss how to contain outbreak. He was quoted as saying on Thursday that "this is an emergency in China, but it has t yet become a global health emergency".

Meanwhile, train and bus services between Beijing and neighbouring Tianjin have been suspended.

China has also extended New Year Festival holidays till February 2 to prevent reverse migration of millions of migrants works to return to ir work from holidays.

Universities, primary and middle schools and kindergartens across country will postpone opening of spring semester until furr tice.

government is focussing efforts to prevent mass garings and mass travel to ensure virus is t spre fast.

Beijing has also launched temperature detection at 55 subway stations, including stops at railway stations and Beijing airport. Passengers with abrmal body temperatures will be sent to hospital.