China reports 71 more COVID-19 deaths, lowest in 14 days
25 February, 2020
China on Tuesday (Feb 25) reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663.
The central province of Hubei, the epicenter of the outbreak, reported 68 new deaths, while in the provincial capital of Wuhan, 56 persons died.
The National Health Commission also reported 508 new confirmed cases, with all but nine in hard-hit Hubei province.
It really is up from Monday's 409 cases nationwide and brings the full total number of confirmed cases in mainland China up to now to 77,658.
Multiple provinces in China have reported zero new cases for a number of days in a row now, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying Monday that the coronavirus epidemic has "peaked" in China.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the peak in China occurred between January 23 and February 2 and the amount of new cases there "has been declining steadily since then".
However, WHO expert Bruce Aylward, leader of a joint WHO-China mission of experts, warned on Monday of outbreaks far away "increasing at exponential growth rates".
Despite a downward trend in new case numbers, China continues to struggle to resume normal activity following the virus brought the world's second-largest economy to a standstill.
The country also made a decision to postpone its twelve-monthly parliament session for the first time because the Cultural Revolution.
Tens of millions of individuals remain under lockdown in Hubei province, where in fact the virus is thought to have originated late this past year.
Hook easing of the lockdown in Wuhan, Hubei's capital, was retracted soon after being announced on Monday.
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