China Reports Drop In New Virus Cases

February 12, 2020 4:50 am

BEIJING (AP) – China has reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing the total dead past 1,100 as postal services worldwide say delivery was being affected by the cancellation of many flights to China. The National Health Commission said Wednesday that 2,015 new cases had been reported over the last 24 hours. The total number of cases is around 45,000 globally. The death toll on the mainland rose to 1,113. Both the U.S. and Singapore Post said in notes to their global counterparts that they are no longer accepting items destined for China, “until sufficient transport capacity becomes available.”