Coronavirus: China admits 'shortcomings' as death toll passes 420 – live updates
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First up, let’s have a look at the death toll. It has jumped 64 from this time yesterday, to a total of 425 inside China, according to the latest figures (one death has also been recorded in the Philippines). This Chinese figure is an increase of just under 18% in 24 hours.
The confirmed cases of infection have gone up to 19,726, an increase of 2,521, which rounds up to a 15% increase over a day.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, with me Alison Rourke.
We have just had the latest figures from the Chinese authorities on the virus which show:
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