China’s coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS, but new cases fall

BEIJING — Mainland China’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 811, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic.
However, the number of new cases reported over the last 24 hours on Sunday fell significantly from the previous period, something experts see as a sign the spread of the virus may be slowing.
Another 89 deaths were reported, while 2,656 new cases were added for a total of 37,198. On Saturday, 3,399 cases were reported for the previo