Wuhan No Coronavirus Cases Reported For The First Time

No New Coronavirus Cases Reported In Wuhan, Center Of The Outbreak

WUHAN NO CORONAVIRUS CASES – Since the virus was first discovered, Wuhan has been at the center of the epidemic in China.

Wuhan No Coronavirus Cases Reported For The First Time
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The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province had one of the highest numbers of daily cases reported. But, China’s health ministry claimed that there are no new cases of the deadly virus.

The ministry said of Thursday that over the past day, 34 new cases were detected, all from people arriving from abroad. Meanwhile, in Hubei, there were eight fatalities, with Wuhan accounting for six.

According to a report from the Daily Mail, 21 of the 34 imported cases were from Beijing. With this, the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China summed up to 80,928 with 3,245 deaths.

Moreover, more than 70,000 people have been released from hospitals. Although, 7,263 remain in treatment. As per the report, Wuhan expects to see new coronavirus infections dry up by mid-to-late March.

Additionally, China’s government stated that they will lift the lockdown once there are no new cases for 14 days. However, strict control and prevention measures will still be required.

Currently, there are over 219,138 cases of COVID-19 worldwide. Along with this, the virus has caused 8,965 fatalities. Meanwhile, 85,742 have recovered.

Previously, Wuhan was reporting thousands of COVID-19 cases daily. But, since late February and coming into the middle of March, the virus had seen a decline.

However, Italy had become the new hotspot of COVID-19. Recently, Italy reported 475 new deaths from COVID-19. This is now considered the highest death toll ever recorded in one day by a nation.

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