Coronavirus latest updates: death rate in China's Hubei slows after spike – live news

Deaths in province at heart of outbreak rise by 116, with 4,823 confirmed cases, a marked decline on the previous day’s increases

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That latest figures out of China show that there has been a drop in the number of new deaths and new infections, but the toll does continue to rise.

There have been 116 new deaths, and 4,823 new cases in the Hubei province, where the virus first emerged. That is a total of 51,986 cases in the province, according to Reuters.

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