Coronavirus: China reports 13 new Deaths, imported cases rise

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China reported 13 new coronavirus deaths, taking the toll due to the disease to 3,189, while the confirmed cases climbed to 80,824 with 11 more infections, as the country witnessed a rise in imported cases, health officials said on Saturday.            

Seven imported cases were reported on the mainland on Friday, taking the total to 95, National Health Commission said. Eleven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection and 13 deaths were reported on the Chinese mainland on Friday NHC said, adding all of the deaths were in the Hubei Province, the epicentre of the disease.         

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 80,824 by the end of Friday.  This included 3,189 people who died of the disease, 12,094 patients still undergoing treatment and 65,541 others who were discharged from hospitals after recovery. By the end of Friday, 137 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in the Macao and 50 in Taiwan including one death, officials said.