Coronavirus Toll In China Reaches 2,592; COVID-19 Cases In S.Korea Rises To 763 With 7 Deaths

Meanwhile, South Korea has raised the threat alert amid the worsening outbreak.

The death toll in mainland China because of coronavirus has increased to 2,592 with 77,150 confirmed cases, health authorities said on Monday.

New Delhi: The death toll in mainland China because of coronavirus has increased to 2,592 with 77,150 confirmed cases, health authorities said on Monday. The National Health Commission received reports of 409 new cases and 150 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, South Korea has raised the threat alert amid the worsening outbreak. It has raised its virus alert to the highest, or "red," level -- the first time it has done so since the 2009 outbreak of H1N1 swine flu. It has reported its seventh coronavirus death and 161 new confirmed cases on Monday bringing the total number to 763, with health authorities vowing to contain the spread of the virus in the southwestern city of Daegu where more than half of the total cases were reported. Among the deaths, 149 were in Hubei province of China, the epicentre of the outbreak, and one in Hainan. Another 620 new suspected cases were also reported on Sunday, said the Commission. As of Sunday, a total of 24,734 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 1,053 to 9,915. As of Monday morning, the number of confirmed cases outside China were reported in Japan (838), South Korea (763), Italy (152), Singapore (89), Hong Kong (74), Iran (43), Thailand (35), the US (35), Taiwan (28), Australia (23), Malaysia (22), Germany (16), Vietnam (16), France (12), the UAE (11), Macau (10), the UK (nine), Canada (nine), India (three), the Philippines (three), Russia (two), Spain (two), Israel (one), Egypt (one), Lebanon (one), Cambodia (one), Finland (one), Nepal (one), Sri Lanka (one), Sweden (one) and Belgium (one), according to figures published by the South China Morning Post. The deaths outside China were recorded in Iran (eight), South Korea (seven), Japan (four), Italy (three), Hong Kong (two), France (one), Taiwan (one) and the Philippines (one).