China has recorded 98 more deaths from the Covid-19 outbreak, taking the number of victims to 1,874.
On Tuesday, Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang hospital in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, himself died of the virus, according to a statement released by local government authorities, CNN reports.
The number of confirmed cases in China increased by 2,003, bringing the global total to over 73,336.
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 29 countries and territories around the world and 1 international conveyance (the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship currently harbored in Yokohama, Japan).