Coronavirus deaths in mainland China rise to 811, surpass SARS fatalities
Feb. 8, 2020, 3:42 AM EST / Updated Feb. 8, 2020, 8:47 PM EST
By NBC News
• Global death toll rises to at least 811 as confirmed cases reach more than 37,100 in mainland China
• One American is dead and there are at least 12 confirmed cases of the virus in the United States as of Saturday morning.
• Epidemic is "far from over," World Health Organization warns.
• A 60-year-old U.S. citizen with coronavirus died Thursday in Wuhan, embassy says
• Japanese citizen in their 60s suspected to have died from virus in Wuhan
• 3 more cases from cruise ship quarantined in Japan, bringing total to 64
