China #coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen anew to 636, according to the country's National Health Commission on Friday.

Out of the total 73 new deaths reported, 69 cases were reported from Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, including 64 in the provincial capital Wuhan.

There had been a further 3,143 cases detected across the country, pushing the total number of infections up to 31,161.