CNN – The death toll from the novel coronavirus in mainland China has increased by 109, according to the latest figures released by China’s National Health Commission (NHC) Saturday.
All but three of those deaths were in Hubei province, at the outbreak’s epicenter.
Additional deaths across the mainland bring China’s total death toll to 2,345, with 2,250 in Hubei.
That brings the global death toll to 2,360.
Confirmed cases in mainland China increased by 397 on Friday to reach a total of 76,288. A total of 366 new confirmed cases were in Hubei province.
Chinese health authorities reported that a total of 20,659 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
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