Coronavirus updates: China reports 108 new deaths, total at 1,016; Vietnam discharges three more recovered patients

• China reports 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, total at 1,016

• Vietnam’s hospital discharges three more recovered coronavirus patients

China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on the mainland on Feb. 10, up from 97 on the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday.

The total number of deaths on the mainland has now reached 1,016, the National Health Commission said.

Coronavirus updates as of 7am, Feb 11, 2020

According to a report on Reuters, there were 2,478 new confirmed cases on the mainland on Feb. 10, down from 3,062 on the previous day, bringing the total to 42,638.

Vietnam’s hospital discharges three more recovered coronavirus patients

Three Vietnamese workers who tested positive for new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection after returning from a training trip in Wuhan were released from hospital Monday.

Vietnam’s hospital discharges three more recovered coronavirus patients

The patients – two women, aged 23 and 29, and a 30-year-old man – all hail from Vinh Phuc Province, 40 km from Hanoi. They were among the eight workers of Japan-based Nihon Plast Company sent to Wuhan City, the center of the new, deadly pneumonia coronavirus outbreak, last November. They returned to Vietnam on January 17. VNExpress, a local media reports.

The trio was treated at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. After 14 days in isolation, all patients showed no fever, coughing and breathing complications. Subsequent testing via RT-PCR revealed they were free of the new coronavirus. Currently, their health remains stable, doctors confirmed.