Confirmed cases rise to 11,791 nationally; death toll hits 259
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Of the newly reported deaths in Hubei, 33 were in Wuhan, the province’s capital and a major Chinese transit hub, where the first cases of the coronavirus were identified, according to data published by the Hubei Health Commission. On Friday, the U.S. government declared a public health emergency and announced that it will deny entry to foreigners traveling from mainland China to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading.
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