Hubei province reports 411 new coronavirus casesBuses transporting evacuees from coronavirus-hit China's Hubei province drive past demonstrators during a protest against their arrival near the village of Novi Sanzhary in Poltava region, Ukraine, on Thursday. (Reuters photo)BEIJING: China's central Hubei province had 411 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the province's health commission said on Friday, up from 349 cases a day earlier. The uptick in cases reversed three days of declines, although the number was still the lowest since Jan 26. It brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in Hubei to 62,442. The death toll in Hubei from the outbreak reached 2,144 as of the end of Thursday, up by 115 from the previous day.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2020 23:37 UTC