China reports 648 new cases of coronavirus, but infections outside Hubei falling February 22, 2020 at 05:04PM

China on Sunday reported a rise in the number of new confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the number of fresh infections and deaths outside of the epicentre of central Hubei province continued to fall. That brought the total number of confirmed cases in China to 76,936. The nationwide death toll rose by 97 to 2,442, but only one new death was outside of Hubei.