China's death toll from coronavirus rises to 80: government statement

By Reuters Staff

A man wearing a face mask stands next to his bicycle outside of a supermarket, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s death toll from the coronavirus discovered at the end of last year has risen to 80 and the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 2,744 cases as of Jan. 26, the national health commission said in a statement on its website.

Reporting by Winni Zhou and Josh Horwitz; Editing by Tom Hogue

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