중국 신종코로나 급확산…사망 492명•확진 2만4천명 넘어,…세계 감염자 수는? The death toll from the outbreak continues to climb in China.
New cases surged by double-digit percentages in 11 days.
More people have now died in this epidemic than the SARS pandemic of 2003.
At least 25 countries and territories around the world have been reporting more cases.
Kim Mok-yeon helps us look beyond the digits.
China's National Health Commission announced that as of early Wednesday, the total number of deaths caused by the coronavirus had reached at least 492 and that more than 24,000 people have tested positive for the virus.
It was an increase of at least 65 deaths and more than 3,800 new infections from the previous day, and was the most of either figure recorded in a single day.
All the deaths reported on Tuesday came from Hubei province, where the outbreak is the most serious.
Amid ongoing efforts to contain the virus, China has finished building a new hospital in Wuhan.
The first batch of coronavirus patients arrived at the Huoshenshan hospital on Tuesday.
For the past week, Wuhan has been building two hospitals with thousands of beds for confirmed patients to help ease the shortage of beds in the city.
The second hospital is set to be completed by Wednesday.
Outside of China, some 220 confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in at least 25 countries and territories.
Japan has the highest number of confirmed cases outside of China with 35 cases
Japanese authorities announced on Wednesday that three Japanese nationals and seven other people who were on a cruise ship tested positive for the virus.
The remaining three thousand plus passengers, including 9 South Koreans, have been transferred to hospitals in Japan where they will be quarantined.
Thailand has 25 confirmed patients, followed by Singapore with 24.
South Korea has confirmed three additional cases on Wednesday raising the figure to 19.
Ten cases each have been confirmed in Malaysia, Macao and Vietnam. And there are six in France, five in the United Arab Emirates, and three in India.
The United States saw 11 confirmed cases after two new cases have been reported from California on Monday.
Meanwhile, two deaths have also been reported outside of China, one each from Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Hong Kong has seen at least 18 confirmed cases, while the Philippines has three cases.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
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