China says number of new virus cases rose by just 394

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Last Updated : Feb 20 2020 | 8:42 AM IST

China says the number the of new virus cases rose by just 394 from the previous day, with a rise in the death of 114.

The new figures on Thursday followed an effort in the epicenter of the outbreak, the city of Wuhan, to go door-to-door to find every infected person. Most of the tens of thousands of cases have been in Hubei province, where Wuhan is the capital.

The new daily figure is a notable drop from the 1,749 cases recorded the previous day.

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First Published: Feb 20 2020 | 8:42 AM IST

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