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The balance of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus rose to 2,000 dead in mainland China, after authorities in the province of Hubei, the focus of the crisis, announced Wednesday 132 other deaths.
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In its daily update, the provincial health commission has also reported 1,693 new cases of contagion, resulting in a total of 74,000 cases.
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Most cases are in Hubei, where the virus first emerged last December, before it became a national epidemic.
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Wednesday’s jump in the death toll was an increase from Tuesday’s numbers, although the number of new cases reported in Hubei was the lowest in a week.
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Citing a study conducted by the China Disease Control and Prevention Center, with a sample of 72,000 people, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Monday that more than 80% of patients suffer a mild form of the disease.
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Outside Hubei, which has been effectively blocked to try to contain the virus, The number of new cases has slowed and China’s national health authorities have said that this is a sign that the outbreak is under control.
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