BEIJING—The number of deaths in mainland China from the new coronavirus has risen by 71 to 2,663, with confirmed infections reaching 77,658, the country’s health authorities said Tuesday.
Of the new deaths in the 24 hours to the end of Monday, 68 occurred in the central Chinese province of Hubei, the epicenter of the public health crisis, according to the National Health Commission. The number of new infections in Hubei stood at 499, up from 398 a day earlier.
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