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Death toll rises to 56, over 1,970 coronavirus cases confirmed in China

China's National Health Commission said on Saturday that the total number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in China stood at 1,287.

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Medical staff wearing protective clothing to protect against a previously unknown coronavirus arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan. (Photo: AFP)

Medical staff wearing protective clothing to protect against a previously unknown coronavirus arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan. (Photo: AFP)

Beijing: The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China now stands at 1,975 and the death toll from the new virus strain has gone up to 56, Chinese media reported.

The live coronavirus death toll count from the South China Morning Post reported 55 deaths from the virus in mainland China as of early Sunday morning. Earlier on Sunday, the Chinese Global Times newspaper said that the death toll stood at 54.

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