Coronavirus death toll surges as China alters method of diagnosis

Wuhan, epicentre of coronavirus saw a sudden surge in death toll on Thursday after a new diagstic method was used for detection. This comes after two high profile leers were dismissed from ir duties for mishandling crisis. dely virus has killed nearly 1,355 and infected over 60,016 in China, international media reported. 

1,310 de

According to data provided by Health officials in Hubei province, 242 people h died of virus on Wednesday making it fastest rise in daily count since pathogen was discovered in December. According to a Reuters' report, this has brought total number of de to 1,310.  Meanwhile, ar 14,840 cases were reported in Hubei province alone on Thursday after provincial officials started using Computed Tomography(CT) scans to look for virus.

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officials h previously used only RNA test to detect infection but recent use of CT scans would also reveal lung infections. This would help patients receive treatment as soon as possible and increase ir chances of recovery, Hubei health commission said.

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Talking about increased death toll Raina McIntyre, he of Biosecurity research at University of New South Wales in Sydney said that presumably, se are those deaths which occurred in people who h a CT scan but t a lab test. She ded that it was important that y get also get counted, international media reported. 

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Meanwhile, Communist party Boss Jiang Chaoling was sacked as secretary of Hubei provincial Committee and Ma Guoqiang was removed as party chief in provincial capital Wuhan, state-run media reported. However, it did t specify reason for dismissal two of most high profile officials. Dozens of or low-level health officials have reportedly lost ir jobs after failing to contain spre of epidemic, international media reported. 

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(With inputs from ncies)