Coronavirus death toll jumps by record 242 in just one day

Australia

Source: AAP

The number of infections has also skyrocketed, with health authorities reporting an additional 14,840 cases.


The number of people killed by the coronavirus has jumped by record numbers, as global health experts warn the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control. 

Health officials in the central Chinese Hubei province said 242 people had died from the flu-like virus on Thursday, the fastest rise in the daily count since the pathogen, now called COVID-19, was identified in December.

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