Dark day in Hubei as corona virus kills over 200

Wednesday the 12th of February was the deadliest day of corona virus outbreak in the Chinese province of Hubei

Reports say some 242 deaths were recorded in the province that day

There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with the virus.

Until Wednesday’s increases, the number of people diagnosed in Hubei where the outbreak emerged was stabilising.

But the new cases and deaths in the province have pushed the national death toll above 1,350 with almost 60,000 infections in total.

Meanwhile, the communist party secretary in Hubei, Jiang Chaoliang, has been replaced by the Shanghai party chief, Ying Yong

Report also has it that the party chief of the capital city Wuhan has been relieved of his duties.