Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China similar to Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Beijing: The viral pneumonia outbreak in China caused by a newly-discovered coronavirus similar to the one that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has claimed its first victim, authorities said.

According to a statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on Friday, the 61-year-old man was hospitalized with severe pneumonia while suffering from an abdominal tumour and chronic liver disease, although the cause of death was declared to be a respiratory and circulatory failure, reports Efe news.

After the completion of lab tests, a total of 41 cases of this mysterious viral pneumonia have been diagnosed.

Two of these patients have been discharged, another seven are in serious condition and one has died.

The rest of the patients were stable and no new cases have been detected among the 739 people who have been in contact with the patients, including 419 members of the medical teams. (IANS)

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