As many as 31 people have been confirmed to be infected with the Coronavirus
As many as 31 people have been confirmed to be infected with the Coronavirus 
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Confirmed Cases Of Infection In India Rise To 46, Global Death Toll Surges To Over 4,000

BySwarajya Staff

The global death toll due to coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19) has crossed the 4,000-mark, according to World Health Organisation (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has increased to over 1.13 lakh.

The covid-19 virus, which originated from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, has spread to as many as 110 countries.

Italy has reported 463 deaths and over 9,000 confirmed cases of infection as the death toll in the country witnessed a jump of 97. Italy is the worst-hit country after China which has reported over 80,000 confirmed cases and over 3,150 deaths.

The Chinese health authority on Tuesday (10 March) said the 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 19 new cases of confirmed infections, 36 new cases of suspected infections, and 17 deaths (all in Hubei province).

The National Health Commission of China on Monday (9 March) had received 80,754 reports of confirmed cases and 3,136 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Meanwhile in India, the tally of coronavirus cases rose to 46 today as a couple from Pune tested positive, making it the first instance of the disease in Maharashtra. Both have a travel history to Dubai and have now been kept at an isolation ward, reports News18.