Beijing: The death toll in Chinau2019s novel Coronavirus ( nCoV) outbreak has gone up to 1,016 with 103 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst- affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases of infection have soared to 42,638, health officials said on Tuesday, as a team of international experts led by the WHO arrived in Beijing to help contain the epidemic.

As many as 108 deaths were reported on Monday and 2,478 new cases of the lethal disease confirmed, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.