The number of deaths from China’s new coronavirus epidemic leapt to 722 on Saturday, exceeding the toll from the SARS break out on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades back.
Another 86 individuals passed away from the virus, according to the nationwide health commission, with all however five in hard-hit Hubei province, where the disease emerged in December
In its day-to-day update, the commission also confirmed another 3,399 new cases. There are now more than 34,500 validated infections across the country.
Serious Intense Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a disease in the very same