Death Toll Rises to 636 in China’s Coronavirus Outbreak

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 636, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Friday.

In a statement, the commission said 31,161 confirmed cases have been reported so far and 73 people have died in the last 24 hours.

The number of people under medical observation is 186,045, while the number of those thought to be infected is now 26,762.

In addition, in the last 24 hours, 3,143 cases were detected. (AA)