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China reports 22 new coronavirus deaths, Xi makes first visit to epicentre Wuhan

China reports 22 new coronavirus deaths, Xi makes first visit to epicentre Wuhan

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China has reported 22 new coronavirus deaths, taking the death toll to 3,158, health officials said on Wednesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to the worst-hit Wuhan city and lauded the authorities and medical staff for “turning the tide” against the deadly epidemic, saying that the initial success has been made in stabilising the situation.

Twenty-four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 22 deaths have been reported on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Wednesday. All the 22 deaths were in Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, the NHC said.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland reached 80,778 by the end of Tuesday, including 3,158 people who died of the disease in the last three months, 16,145 patients undergoing treatment and 61,475 discharged after recovery, it said. Meanwhile, 31 new suspected cases were reported taking the total number to 285, it said.

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