据中国国家卫生委员会称，周日是自去年12月新冠状病毒爆发以来最致命的一天。
短短三周内，导致肺炎的冠状病毒导致的死亡人数从三人上升到910人。周日，中国国家卫生委员会据报告的又有97人死亡，比上一次增加了12%每日简报也是一天内死亡人数最多的一天。
在这97人中，绝大多数——91人——来自湖北省，该病毒的发源地武汉。两起发生在邻近的安徽省，江西省、海南省和甘肃省各报告了一起。中国还证实黑龙江省有一人死亡，该省距离疫情中心最远。
12月下旬，中国卫生当局向世界卫生组织(世卫组织)报告了44例新的肺炎冠状病毒病例。然而，直到1月20日，世卫组织才报告了前三例死亡病例，均涉及中国人。
迄今为止，中国境外只有一例死亡病例——一名菲律宾人——但上周五，美国驻北京大使馆证实，一名60岁的美国公民在武汉金印滩医院死亡。
研究人员仍在研究这种新的冠状病毒，因为这是第一次在人体内检测到它，但基因组序列显示它类似于严重急性呼吸综合征。非典疫情始于中国，2002年至2003年间，全球共有8098人感染了该病毒，根据疾病控制和预防中心。在这些人中，774人死亡。
至少有40，171例确诊病例和910例死亡病例，这种新的冠状病毒，临时命名为2019-nCoV，在病例和死亡方面已经超过了非典。然而，非典的死亡率约为10%，仍远高于2019年的全国平均水平，目前约为2%。
下图由提供Statista，说明了非典和武汉冠状病毒的感染率和死亡率。
非典和武汉冠状病毒的感染率和死亡率。
为了帮助遏制病毒在美国的传播，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)对入境美国的外国公民实施了旅行限制，如果他们在抵达后14天内曾在中国。周五，美国国务卿迈克·庞贝宣布，美国将提供1亿美元现有资金在中国抗击冠状病毒。
“这一承诺——连同[的]数亿慷慨捐赠——显示了美国在应对疫情方面的强大领导力。庞贝在宣布投资的推特上说:“我们一起可以产生深远的影响。”。
对于大多数感染病毒的人来说，包括发烧、咳嗽和气短在内的症状都很轻微。然而，卫生官员认为，对于那些有呼吸系统疾病的人来说，这可能是特别危险的。中国报告说，有6484人处于“严重状况”
新的冠状病毒没有疫苗或治疗方法，所以医生的任务是治疗症状，而不是病毒。但是，治疗可能不会太远，周五，国家过敏和传染病研究所主任安东尼·福西博士说，官员们已经成功研制出一种潜在的疫苗，如果没有任何“小故障”，人体试验可能在两个半月内开始。
周日，一名戴着防护面罩的男子参观了香港的一家新鲜食品市场，这是在中国武汉市爆发冠状病毒后的一项预防措施。中国周日报告了另外97人死亡，这是该病毒死亡人数最多的一天。
CHINA SEES DEADLIEST DAY FOR CORONAVIRUS, REPORTING AN ADDITIONAL 97 DEATHS
Sunday marked the deadliest day for the new coronavirus since the virus broke out in December, according to China's National Health Commission.
In just three weeks, the death toll from the pneumonia-causing coronavirus has risen from three deaths to 910. On Sunday, China's National Health Commission reported an additional 97 deaths, representing a 12 percent increase from the previous daily briefing and the most deaths in a single day.
Of those 97 people, the vast majority—91 people—were from the Hubei province, where Wuhan, the origin city for the virus, is located. Two were in the neighboring province of Anhui and one each was reported in Jiangxi province, Hainan province and Gansu province. China also confirmed a person died in Heilongjiang province, the farthest one from the epicenter of the outbreak.
In late December, Chinese health authorities reported 44 cases of a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus to the World Health Organization (WHO). It wasn't until January 20, though, that WHO reported the first three deaths, all involving people in China.
To date, there has only been one death outside of China—a person in the Philippines—but on Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing confirmed a 60-year-old U.S. citizen with the virus died at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan.
Researchers are still studying the new coronavirus, as it's the first time it's been detected in humans, but the genome sequence indicates it's similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome. The SARS outbreak began in China and between 2002 and 2003, a total of 8,098 people worldwide became ill with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of those people, 774 died.
With at least 40,171 confirmed cases and 910 deaths, the new coronavirus, temporarily named 2019-nCoV, has surpassed SARS in cases and deaths. However, SARS' mortality rate, about 10 percent, is still far higher than 2019-nCoV, which is currently about 2 percent.
The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates the infection and death rates of SARS and Wuhan coronavirus.
Infection and death rates of SARS and Wuhan coronavirus.
To help combat the spread of the virus in America, President Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions on foreign nationals from entering the U.S. if they had been in China within 14 days of their arrival. On Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S would provide $100 million in existing funds to combat the coronavirus in China.
"This commitment – along [with] hundreds of millions generously donated – demonstrates strong U.S. leadership in response to the outbreak. Together we can have a profound impact," Pompeo said in a tweet announcing the investment.
For most people who contract the virus, symptoms that include fever, cough and shortness of breath, have been mild. However, health officials believe it can be especially dangerous for those with respiratory conditions and China reported 6,484 people were in "serious condition."
There is no vaccine or cure for the new coronavirus, so doctors are tasked with treating symptoms, not the virus. But, a treatment might not be far off and on Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said officials had success with a potential vaccine and if there aren't any "glitches," human trials could begin in two and a half months.
A man wearing a protective face mask visits a fresh food market in Hong Kong on Sunday, as a preventative measure after a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. China reported an additional 97 deaths on Sunday, making it the deadliest day for the virus.
