BEIJING — China’s coronavirus caseload continued to wane Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceeding 1,000 cases and the U.S. reporting its sixth death. The health ministry announced just 125 new cases detected over the past 24 hours, China’s lowest number since Jan. 20. The figures bring China’s total number of cases to 80,151 with 2,943 deaths. The worldwide death toll topped 3,000, and the number of cases tops 89,000 in about 70 countries. Global health officials sought to reassure the public that the virus remains a manageable threat.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 03, 2020 03:16 UTC