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Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll outside China passes 1,000

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 11, 2020, 07:02:59 IST

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll outside China passes 1,000

The global death toll from the coronavirus spread breached the 4,000-mark on Tuesday and the outbreak has spread to over 100 countries with more than 110,000 cases of infection. In India, the number of confirmed virus cases rose to more than 50. However, there has been no case of death reported so far. Stay with TOI for live updates:

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