China reports 125 new COVID-19 cases, lowest number in six weeks
03 March, 2020
China reported 125 new virus cases on Tuesday (Mar 3), marking the lowest number of new daily infections in six weeks.
There have been also 31 more deaths, the National Health Commission reported - all in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, raising the nationwide toll to 2,943.
The disease first emerged in December in Wuhan, the administrative centre of Hubei, before spreading to a lot more than 60 countries.
The number of cases in China has been generally declining after significant quarantine efforts, although the 11 new infections reported on Tuesday outside Hubei was the highest for five days.
In total, more than 80,000 people have already been infected by the brand new coronavirus in mainland China.
Worldwide, a lot more than 3,100 persons have died of the illness.
Source: