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The death of Chinese tourist in France on Sunday marked the first coronavirus-related death in Europe.

The outbreak so far has claimed 1,665 lives and as per the latest figures 68,500 people have been infected with the virus.

New cases of coronavirus fell slightly in China on Sunday, National Health Commission (NHC) sources said.

According to NHC, 2,009 new cases were reported on Sunday. The number was 2,641 on Saturday.

NHC officials further revealed that in comparison to 143 new deaths on Saturday, on Sunday the number of deaths were 142.

Out of the 142 deaths on Sunday, 4 were reported from Hubei.