China reports record low of 15 new virus cases

A visitors wearing a mask walks towards a circular doorway at a park in Beijing on Thursday, March 5, 2020. In places around the globe, a split was developing. China has been issuing daily reports of new infections that are drastically down from their highs, factories there are gradually reopening and there is a growing sense that normalcy might not be that far off. Meanwhile, countries elsewhere are seeing escalating caseloads and a litany of cancellations, closures, travel bans and supply shortages. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China has reported a new record low of 15 new coronavirus cases as other countries have become epicenters of the pandemic.

The health ministry on Thursday reported another 11 deaths, bringing China’s totals to 80,793 cases of infection with the virus and 3,169 deaths from COVID-19, the illness it causes. A total of 14,831 patients remain in treatment, while 62,793 have recovered and been released.

The hardest-hit province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan continue to account for the bulk of cases and deaths.

Thirty-three suspected new cases indicated a continuing retreat from the outbreak’s peak in China in late January and February.

The World Health Organization declared the illness a pandemic on Wednesday, citing concerns about its global spread and severity and some governments’ lethargy in trying to stop the disease.

By Associated Press

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