The death toll from the new coronavirus-induced pneumonia epidemic rose to 636 as of midnight on Thursday in mainland China as another 73 patients died, the National Health Commission said Friday.
The vast majority of deaths (69) were recorded in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic. Sixty-four of the patients died in the city of Uhan, the provincial capital.
Across China, 3.143 confirmed new cases of 2019-nCoV were reported, bringing the total to 31.161. Of these, "4.821 people are in critical condition", while "1.540 people were discharged from hospitals", according to the same source.
Source: KYPE-APE-Reuters-Sputnik