Coronavirus deaths exceed Sars

The updated coronavirus death toll surpassed that of the 2002-3 epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), which killed 774 people, The Guardian reports.

China has recorded its deadliest day so far in the coronavirus outbreak, as authorities braced for millions of people to return to work on Monday after the lunar new year break in a new test of the nation’s containment strategy.

At least 813 people are reported to have died from the disease, most of them in mainland China, according to official data released on Sunday which showed that the previous day’s toll was the highest yet at nearly 90.

However, the number of new infections reported per day in China has fallen significantly, leading health officials to declare their containment measures were starting to work.

Via Guardian