China Reports First Death From Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak

  • A 61-year-old man died of respiratory failure on Jan. 9
  • Seven patients still in critical condition, six discharged
Security guards stand in front of the closed Huanan wholesale seafood market in Wuhan on Jan. 12.Photographer: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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One man has died from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the first death linked to a new coronavirus.

Of 41 people diagnosed with the virus, seven are in a critical condition, six have been discharged and the rest are stable, the municipal health commission of Wuhan city said in a statement on Sunday.