BEIJING, Feb 29, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China on Saturday reported 47 more
deaths from the new coronavirus, raising the death toll in the country to
2,835.
The National Health Commission also tallied 427 new cases, an increase from
the previous day, bringing the total number of infections to 79,251.
One person died in Beijing and another in Henan province, while 45 died in
Hubei.
All but four of the new cases were in Hubei, and 420 were in its capital,
Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated in a market that sold
wild animals.
While the number of new cases rose from 327 on Friday, they remain in the
hundreds, far below the huge, daily increases that China was recording more
than 10 days ago.
The World Health Organization said earlier this week that there were now
more daily cases abroad than in China.
China has placed 56 million people in Hubei under strict quarantine for
more than a month and limited crowds across the country in an unprecedented
effort to contain the virus.
Officials say the country has made progress against the virus but measures
remain in place, including the closure of schools. Businesses have slowly
started to reopen.