Coronavirus: death toll climbs to 360, passing Sars epidemic – live updates

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With the death toll climbing to 360, it has passed the fatalities recorded in China for the Sars epidemic.

China’s Global TV network, published this graph showing the progression of infections in Hubei province and Wuhan.

Central China's #Hubei Province, the epicenter of the #coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,103 new cases of the infection on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,177 in the province

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Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, with me, Alison Rourke.

News just coming out of China is that the number of fatalities for the virus has now passed that of the Sars epidemic. Authorities announced a short time ago that 360 people are now known to have died in China, with confirmed cases standing at 16,615.

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