China coronavirus death toll reaches 2,870; confirmed cases nearing 80,000
World | Mar 01, 2020, 10:28 AM ISTChina's coronavirus death toll climbed to 2,870 with 35 new deaths, while the confirmed cases increased to 79,824 even as the infections outside the worst-hit Hubei province dropped with only three positive cases reported in a single day, continuing the trend of slowdown in the rest of the country, health officials said Sunday.