Japan reports first death from new virus
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Published: Feb. 13, 2020 at 7:10 AM CST
Japan’s health ministry says a woman infected with the new virus has died, becoming the country's first confirmed fatality.
Health minister Katsunobu Kato says the victim is a woman in her 80s who had been treated at a hospital near Tokyo since early February after developing symptoms.
Her infection was confirmed after her death.
Japan has confirmed 247 cases of the virus, including 218 from a cruise ship quarantined at the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, amid growing fears of the spreading virus.