An American dies in Wuhan for the coronavirus
A citizen of the United States has died in a hospital in Wuhan, a victim of the coronavirus, which makes him the first victim of that nationality for that outbreak that has already caused at least 722 deaths.
US media echo that news today and cite the US Embassy. UU. in Beijing to affirm that the man was 60 years old and died last Thursday at the Jinyintian hospital in Wuhan.
Media such as the Washington Post and CNN report that the diplomatic source has not wanted to give more details about the victim - such as his identity or occupation - for a reason regarding privacy.
This death and that of a 60-year-old Japanese who was also hospitalized in Wuhan, whose death the Tokyo Government reported today, would be the first foreigners killed in China by the coronavirus.
In this case the recognized reason for death in a viral pneumonia, although there are "high suspicions" that he was infected by the coronavirus.
The National Health Commission of China today raised the death toll from the coronavirus that causes Wuhan pneumonia to 722 among the 34,546 infections diagnosed so far in the Asian country.
