SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 the previous day and the highest daily increase in a week, the country’s health authority said on Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing face masks walk amid rainfall at the Central Business District, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing, China February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
The new cases were concentrated in Wuhan, the city where the virus is believed to have originated. Wuhan identified 565 new infections on Saturday, amounting to nearly 99% of the total.
The number of mainland China deaths stood at 35, down from 47 on the previous day and the second lowest daily total in February. The total death toll in mainland China now stands at 2,870, the National Health Commission said.
Of the deaths, 34 were in Hubei