The Coronavirus epidemic have hit a grim landmark as the official death toll in China topples 1,000. The government put the nationwide figure at 1,016.
The Chinese government just released the latest national numbers for the epidemic as the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic is said to continue to climbing.
Chinese officials said on Tuesday that the death figure which is currently at 1,016, was up 108 from the day before, when it was 908.
The number of cases of infection also grew, to over 42,638. The figure for the day before was put at 40,171.
