China reports 2 new deaths from coronavirus

With 2 new deaths, the country’s death toll from coronavirus has risen to 3,341.

The number of confirmed cases has been 82,160. In all 77,663 patients have so far been cured and discharged from hospital.

Coronavirus pandemic first manifested as a cluster of mysterious, suspected pneumonia cases in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China. A Wuhan hospital notified the local center for disease control and prevention (CDC) and health commissions on 27 December 2019.

On 31 December Wuhan CDC admitted that there was a cluster of unknown pneumonia cases related to Huanan Seafood Market after the unverified documents appeared on the Internet. (ILKHA)