Updated official figures from China as of end February 24
- 71 deaths on the day
Totals:
- 77,658 and 2,663 deaths
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If you've been tracking the totals so far (mainland China):
- Jan 17: 41
- Jan 19: 62
- Jan 20: 201
- Jan 21: 291
- Jan 22: 440
- Jan 24: 830
- Jan 25: 1,287
- Jan 26: 1,975
- Jan 27: 2,744
- Jan 28: 5,974
- Jan 29: 7,711
- Jan 30: 9,692
- Jan 31: 11,791
- Feb 1: 14,380 (death toll 304)
- Feb 2: 17,205 (death toll 361)
- Feb 3: 20,438 (death toll 425)
- Feb 4: 24,324 (death toll 490)
- Feb 5: 28,018 (death toll 563)
- Feb 6: 31,161 (death toll 636)
- Feb 7: 34,564 (death toll 722)
- Feb 8: 37,198 (death toll 811)
- Feb 9: 40,171 (death toll 908)
- Feb 10: 42,638 (death toll 1,016)
- Feb 11: 44,653 (death toll 1,113)
- Feb 12: 59,805 (death toll 1,367)
- Feb 13: 63,851 total cases. Death toll now 1,380. 6,723 discharged from hospital.
- Feb 14: NHC reports total cases at 66,492. Deaths on Feb 14 across China were 143, takes the total at 1,523.
- Feb 15: 68,500, 1,665 dead.
- Feb 16: 70,548 total cases in mainland China. Deaths up 105 to 1,770
- Feb 17: Total mainland cases 72,436. Deaths toll is now 1868.
- Feb 18: Total confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland 74,185. Total number of deaths is 2,004.
- Feb 19: Total cases across 74,576, total deaths 2,118
- Feb 20: Total cases across mainland China 75,465. Total deaths 2,236
- Feb 21: Total cases across mainland China 76,288. Total deaths 2,345
- Feb 22: 76,936 and 2,442 deaths
- Feb 23: 77,150 and 2,592 deaths
- Feb 24: 77,658 and 2,663 deaths
If there is anything positive to take out of the recent run of figures its the decline in rate of infection and deaths each day. Questions over the veracity of the data do persist though.
