Coronavirus live updates: China death toll rises to 258
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11.08pm GMT
The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 258, as authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province reported 45 new fatalities, AFP reports.
In its daily update, the provincial health commission also said newly confirmed cases of infection in Hubei continued to grow at a steady pace, to 1,347.
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