Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China tops 24,000, death toll rises to 492
중국 신종코로나 급확산…사망 492명•확진 2만4천명 넘어,…세계 감염자 수는?
The death toll from the outbreak continues to climb in China.
New cases surged by double-digit percentages in 11 days.
More people have now died in this epidemic than the SARS pandemic of 2003.
At least 25 countries and territories around the world have been reporting more cases.
Kim Mok-yeon helps us look beyond the digits.
China's National Health Commission announced that as of early Wednesday, the total number of deaths caused by the coronavirus had reached at least 492 and that more than 24,000 people have tested positive for the virus.
It was an increase of at least 65 deaths and more than 3,800 new infections from the previous day, and was the most of either figure recorded in a single day.