Number of confirmed cases jumps by almost 2,000 in one day, as total figure tops 9,600 in China From CNN's Steven Jiang in Beijing China's National Health Commission has announced that as of the end-of Thursday January 30, the total number of confirmed Wuhan coronavirus cases in mainland China had risen to 9,692.That's a jump of 1,982 from the previous day, with the total figure now far exceeding the number of cases associated with severe respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 -- previously among Asia's worst outbreaks.The death toll in mainland China has now reached 213, with 42 new deaths occurring...
