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The death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic soared to 361 with 57 deaths on Sunday alone while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 17,205, Chinese health officials announced on Monday.

China’s National Health Commission in its daily report on Monday said 2,829 new cases of coronavirus were reported nationwide on February 2, taking the total number of the infected to 17,205.

The death toll rose to 361 with 57 deaths reported on Sunday, state-run Xinhua quoted the commission’s report as saying.

Among Sunday’s deaths, 56 were reported from Hubei Province, the epicenter of the virus outbreak, and one from southwest China’s Chongqing, the commission said.

A total of 5,173 new suspected cases were reported on Sunday, it said.