China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80 as the hard-hit epicentre province of Hubei suffered 24 new fatalities, while total confirmed cases nationwide rose sharply to 2,744. While there were no new deaths confirmed outside of Hubei, the national tally of verified infections rose by 769, around half of them in Hubei province.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-coronavirus-death-toll-spikes-to-80-over-2700-cases-confirmed/articleshow/73649196.cms