Taiwan reports first coronavirus death

Taiwan reported its first death from the new coronavirus on Sunday, as the death toll from the outbreak rose to 1,665 inside mainland China, SIA reports.

A 61-year-old man from central Taiwan with underlying health problems but no recent overseas travel history died in hospital on Saturday after testing positive for the virus, officials confirmed. "This latest case was an unlicensed taxi driver. His main clients were people who had been to China, Hong Kong, and Macao," health and welfare minister Chen Shih-chung told reporters. It is the fifth recorded death outside mainland China –– previous victims were in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, and France.

Chen said authorities were examining the driver's client list and their travel history, in an attempt to trace the possible source of infection. A 50-year-old male relative of the victim was later confirmed to have contracted the virus, Chen added, although he was not showing any symptoms. Taiwan's confirmed cases now stands at 20.

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