Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Have Now Surpassed the Official Number of SARS Cases in China

Chinese officials confirmed Wednesday that the number of people infected by a new form of coronavirus in the country has reached 5,974, a total that surpasses the official cases tallied on the mainland during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002 and 2003. SARS infected 5,237 people in mainland China, and killed almost 800 people across the world.

The new SARS-like form of coronavirus has killed 132 people in China.