The daily death toll from the virus in mainland China keeps rising. On Friday, it topped 80 for the first time
A total of 86 people in mainland China died from the Wuhan coronavirus on Friday, according to the country's National Health Commission (NHC). That was the highest single-day death toll since the Chinese authorities began issuing daily updates.
The number of deaths per day in mainland China has steadily risen over the past few weeks.
Here's the breakdown from the NHC:
February 7: 86 deaths reported
February 6: 73 deaths reported
February 5: 73 deaths reported
February 4: 65 deaths reported
February 3: 64 deaths reported
February 2: 57 deaths reported
February 1: 45 deaths reported
January 31: 46 deaths reported
January 30: 43 deaths reported
January 29: 38 deaths reported
January 28: 26 deaths reported
January 27: 26 deaths reported
January 26: 24 deaths reported
January 25 15 deaths reported
January 24: 16 deaths reported
January 23: 8 deaths reported