Coronavirus Toll

Generic steroid drug Dexamethasone reduces deaths among severely-ill COVID-19 patients, claim UK researchers

Researchers in the UK have said that a recent clinical trial has shown that a generic steroid drug, dexamethasone, can reduce deaths among COVID-19 patients on ventilator by one-third

Italy becomes frontline in global outbreak of coronavirus with 11 deaths; spread of disease 'inevitable' in US, warn health officials

A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior US health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare.

Coronavirus toll in Iran climbs to six, 28 confirmed cases reported; schools in Tehran, Qoom, Arak ordered shut

Two people had died Friday from COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. Authorities reported two deaths previously this week.

Europe reports its first coronavirus death from Italy; health minister defends precautionary measures taken by govt as cases quadruple with 14 new reports

Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due to a cluster of cases that prompted officials to order schools, restaurants and businesses to close.

Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea reports six-fold jump in confirmed infection cases in 4 days; China's daily count drops significantly to 397

South Korea on Saturday reported a six-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 346, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the fourth-largest city,

China reports 118 deaths due to coronavirus taking toll to 2,236; overall confirmed infection cases climb to 75,465

The death toll in China's novel coronavirus has gone up to 2,236 with 118 more deaths reported, mostly from the hard-hit Hubei province.

South Korea declares Daegu city a 'special zone' over surge in coronavirus cases that threaten to overwhelm region's health system

South Korea declared the southeast city of Daegu and the surrounding region a 'special management zone' after a surge in virus cases that city officials say threaten to overwhelm the region’s health system.

China reports 114 new deaths due to coronavirus, taking toll to 2,118; confirmed cases of infection stand at 74,576

The stringent measures have followed public fury over Hubei authorities' handling of coronavirus outbreak when it began in December. The risk of human-to-human transmission was downplayed, and doctors who tried to warn the public were reprimanded by police.

Coronavirus outbreak: India cancels valid visas for Chinese citizens, foreigners who travelled to China in last two weeks

The deadly coronavirus has spread to more than 25 countries, including India, where three cases of the infection have been reported