The head of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan becomes the second prominent Chinese doctor to die of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, health officials confirm.
The head of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan — the epicentre of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak — has died of the disease, becoming the second prominent Chinese doctor to have succumbed to the pathogen, according to health officials.
The commission expressed their condolences, adding the 51-year-old doctor had contracted the disease in the course of his work and had not responded to treatment. "We hope medical workers in the city will unite to face the difficulties and fight heroically to resolutely win the battle against epidemic prevention and control," the report said.
The death toll from the virus rose by 98 people in mainland China on Tuesday, bringing the total death count to 1,873. New cases rose by 1,886 to a total of 73,335, according to Centres for Disease Control dataMore deaths of medical staff
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