Coronavirus deaths leap in China as countries struggle to evacuate citizens
by Justin McCurry from on (#4YMWE)
WHO prepares to meet to decide whether to declare outbreak a global emergency
China has reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths as countries struggled to evacuate citizens still trapped in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the outbreak began.
The death toll rose to 170 on Thursday - up from 132 the previous day, a rise of 29%. The number of confirmed cases in China now stands at 7,711, up from 5,974 a day earlier.
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