Corona epidemic update on February 10: 910 deaths, 3,300 recoveries

Reuters news agency at 7:00 a.m. on February 10 (Vietnam time) quoted the announcement of the National Health Commission of China saying that by the end of February 9, the total number of deaths from the new strain of corona virus in mainland China was 908 (an increase of 97 people compared to the previous day).

As of this writing, mainland China has added 3,062 new infections, bringing the total number of infections on the mainland to 40,553.

Thus, with the number of new infections and deaths reported in mainland China, the total number of deaths in the world is 910 people (908 in mainland China, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in Hong Kong) and the number of infections exceeds 40,000 cases.

Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, reported 91 more deaths, including 73 in Wuhan. There were also 2,618 new infections, bringing the total number of infections to 29,631 in the province.

Thus, with the number of new deaths reported in Hubei province this morning (February 10), there have been 908 deaths in mainland China, 1 death in the Philippines, and 1 death in Hong Kong.

* China's newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei Province, of which Wuhan is the epicenter, have declined for five consecutive days, the National Health Commission (NHC) reported.

Specifically, the number of new confirmed cases as of Saturday, February 8 outside Hubei was 509, about 42.8% lower than the number recorded on Monday, February 3, said Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the NHC.

The number of new confirmed cases of the virus in Chinese provinces in the past few days was 890 (Monday 3-2), 731 (Tuesday 4-2), 707 (Wednesday 5-2), 696 (Thursday 6-2), 558 (Friday 7-2) and 509 (Saturday 8-2). "It shows that the joint prevention and control mechanism coordinated between different regions in the country and strict epidemic management are effective," said an NHC spokesperson.

* In a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 9, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed solidarity with the head of state and the people of China amid the coronavirus outbreak. India offered support to China in fighting the coronavirus crisis, according to The Hindu. Modi also expressed condolences over the unfortunate loss of life due to the pandemic and appreciated China's assistance in evacuating 645 Indian citizens from Wuhan. All of them tested negative for the virus.

According to Tuoi Tre