New Delhi (NVI): As China struggles to control the novel coronavirus from spreading, the death toll due to the epidemic soared to 361 today. Chinese health officials have confirmned 17, 238 cases in China, with 148 cases abroad.
361 deaths have been reported in China while one person has died abroad. A pneumonia outbreak was first reported in the city of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province in December.
Around 480 people who were treated for the virues have recovered.
The virus was traced to a market in Hubei province capital Wuhan, that sold wild animals. The virus has now been transported to more 20 countries including India, where the first positive case was confirmed in Kerala. A third case of the viral infection was reported by the Kerala government today. All three cases in Kerala are students who came back from Wuhan.
The US, UK, Russia and Sweden have also reported cases of coronavirus, apart from France, Germany and Finland.
The World Health Organization has declared the crisis a global health emergency. The first foreign death from the virus was reported in the Philippines on February 2.
