Virus deaths in China tops 2,600, Hubei records more infections

The number of deaths in mainland China from the new coronavirus has risen by 71 to 2,663, with confirmed infections reaching 77,658, the country's health authorities said Tuesday.Among the new deaths in the 24 hours to the end of Monday, 68 occurred in the central Chinese province of Hubei, the epicenter of the public health crisis, according to the National Health Commission. The number of new infections in Hubei stood at 499, up from 398 a day earlier.With 508 new cases confirmed, Monday marked the sixth consecutive day that China's daily number of new infections remained under 1,000 and …READ FULL ARTICLE