BEIJING—The death toll in the outbreak of a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus has exceeded 2,000 in China, health authorities said Wednesday, with Hong Kong recording a second death in the territory.
Besides being notified of 136 new deaths — taking the total to 2,004 — authorities said they received reports of 1,749 new infection cases on Tuesday, bringing the tally in mainland China to 74,185.
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