China Covid-19 death toll hits 2,236

Confirmed cases have hit 75,685.

Belmont Lay | February 21, 2020, 04:32 PM

◆ Mainland China total Covid-19 death toll: 2,236

◆ 118 new deaths from Covid-19 in mainland China by end of Thursday, Feb. 20.

◆ New confirmed cases in China: 1,109 by the end of Thursday, Feb. 20

◆ Confirmed cases on previous day: 394 cases

This marked a sharp increase overnight.

◆ Total number of confirmed cases in mainland China: 75,685

◆ Deaths in central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak: 115

◆ Deaths in provincial capital of Wuhan: 99

◆ Central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak: 631 new cases, including 220 in the province's prison system

However, number of infections in prison are still being updated:

◆ To date, 25 other countries have reported 1,076 cases to WHO

WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing in Geneva that the total worldwide was very low compared to nearly 75,000 inside China, but added: "That may not stay the same for long."