LATEST: Death toll from novel coronavirus in mainland China has increased to 811 Saturday, China’s National Health Commission says; now exceeds number of deaths reported from SARS outbreak in 2003, according to the World Health Organization.
in what appears to be the first death of an American from the virus that has sickened tens of thousands of people in China and killed more than 700, a spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said.
A U.S. official had previously said that two U.S. citizens had been confirmed to have novel coronavirus in Wuhan. It was not immediately clear if the person who died was among that number.Three more people aboard a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have tested positive for novel coronavirus, bringing the total from the Diamond Princess to 64, Japan’s health ministry said Saturday on its website.
About 3,700 passengers and crew were aboard the Diamond Princess, but those who tested positive were taken to hospitals.
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