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Coronavirus cases top 60,000 as death toll sharply rises

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Death toll jumps by 242 in Hubei province while the global death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,357

From CNN’s Steven Jiang in Beijing

The Hubei health authority reported that 242 more people died from the coronavirus in Hubei province on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the epicenter since the beginning of the outbreak to 1,310.

This brings the total number of deaths in mainland China to at least 1,355. The global death toll is at least 1,357, with one death in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines.

Hubei authorities confirmed an additional 14,840 cases of the virus in Hubei on Wednesday, which brings the total number of cases in the epicenter of the outbreak to 48,206. The 14,840 figure includes both test confirmed cases and clinically diagnosed cases.

The government explained they are now adding "clinically diagnosed cases" in the tally of cases to make it easier for these patients to receive treatment early. 

There have been 33,693 patients hospitalized in Hubei, including 1,437 who are in critical condition, according to the health authority, adding that 3,441 patients have recovered and been discharged.

By the numbers: The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases has now exceeded 60,015 with the vast majority of cases in mainland China.

China’s National Health Commission is expected to release numbers for all of China’s provinces later.

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Here's a look at where the coronavirus cases are throughout China

The vast majority of coronavirus cases are in mainland China.

There have been a reported 42,708 diagnosed cases of coronavirus in China, with the death toll surpassing 1,118 (NOW) in China and The world, according to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization.

Here's a map showing where the confirmed cases are throughout mainland China, according to WHO data:

One thing to note: These numbers may differ from those reported by Chinese health officials, who report updated totals at different times than the WHO.