China reports 55 COVID-19 cases in 24 Hours, five people dead

BEIJING: Chinese National Health Commission said on Friday that 54 new imported cases of coronavirus were reported and one case of internal conduction, with five people have died of coronavirus during the past 24 hours.

According to National Health Commission, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China has reached 81,340. The death toll from the COVID-19 outbreak in China remains now at 3,292.

The health officials said five people have died due to coronavirus, added all the five fatalities registered within the past 24 hours took place in epicenter Hubei province. It said that no new cases of local have been registered in this province.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 531,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus across the globe, with over than 24,000 fatalities in 182 countries and territories.

More than three billion people across the globe were living under lockdown as governments speed up efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.

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