The death toll in mainland China from the new-coronavirus outbreak has risen to 722, with more than 34,500 people infected, the Chinese health authorities said Saturday.
The hardest-hit province of Hubei said it saw 2,841 more cases and 81 more deaths.
Wuhan, the province's capital and center of the outbreak, has so far reported 13,603 infections, with 545 deaths, the authorities said.
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