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Coronavirus deaths exceed Sars fatalities in 2003

The number of coronavirus deaths has overtaken that of the Sars epidemic in 2003.

In China’s Hubei province alone, the epicentre of the latest outbreak, the death toll now is put at 780 by regional health officials.

All but two of the overall total of 803 deaths have so far been in mainland China.

In 2003, 774 people were killed by Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in more than two dozen countries.

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More than 34,800 people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide, the vast majority in China.

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over the new outbreak.

What is all of this about?

This article is talking about the tragic, latest novel corona virus news in China. The coronavirus has killed 803 people in mainland China, whereas the Saars epidemic has killed 780 people. The following paragraphs then talk about how the infections have spread worldwide and have infected more than 35,000 people in mainland China.