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Lebanon records first novel coronavirus death: health ministry

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AFP Beirut

A Lebanese man died on Tuesday from the novel coronavirus, a health ministry source said, marking the country's first recorded death from an epidemic that has infected 41 people nationwide.

The 56-year-old was receiving treatment in a state-run Beirut hospital, the ministry source told AFP, adding that he had recently returned from Egypt, where the virus has also spread.

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First Published: Mar 10 2020 | 3:56 PM IST

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