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Coronavirus live updates: China says mainland death toll reaches 1,868


A man wears a protective mask as he ride bike in the street at Optical Valley on February 16, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

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All times below are in Beijing time.

7:58 am: China says total death toll from virus outbreak at 1,868 people

China’s National Health Commission said there were 1,886 confirmed new cases on the mainland and 98 additional deaths related to the new, deadly strain of coronavirus, most of them occurring in Hubei province (see 7 a.m. update). As of Feb. 17, the Chinese government said there was a total of 72,436 confirmed cases and 1,868 people have died so far.

7:46 am: BHP warns on outlook

Australian mining giant BHP said Tuesday the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 70,000 people, mostly in China, is one of the major uncertainties for the company’s future.

“If the viral outbreak is not demonstrably well contained within the March quarter, we expect to revise our expectations for economic and commodity demand growth downwards,” the company said in a regulatory filing. BHP said it anticipates “a net demand loss” due to the disease outbreak in the near term.

BHP shares listed in Australia traded up 0.35%.

7:00 am: Hubei province reports 93 additional deaths

China’s Hubei province reported an additional 93 deaths and 1,807 newly confirmed cases related to the deadly coronavirus as of the end of Monday.

Those numbers were slightly lower compared to the previous day, where the province had reported 100 additional deaths and 1,933 more confirmed cases as of Feb. 16.

According to the Hubei Provincial Health Committee, 1,789 people have died in the region from the infection and there have been a total of 59,989 confirmed cases so far. Most of them occurred in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus was first detected in late December. Around 7,862 people have also been discharged from hospitals.

All times below are in Eastern time.

4:30 p.m. Apple says it will miss its quarterly sales forecast, blames coronavirus

Apple said Monday that it would not meet its quarterly revenue forecast because of constrained worldwide supply of its iPhones and lower Chinese demand resulting from the virus outbreak.

The company says its iPhone manufacturing partner sites have all reopened, but that they are “ramping up more slowly than we had anticipated.”

“The iPhone supply shortages will temporarily affect revenues worldwide,” Apple added.

Adding to the issue, many retail stores, including Apple’s own shops, have been closed or offering only reduced hours for the past few weeks. — Cordova

2:05 p.m. Runners curse coronavirus as organizers close the Tokyo Marathon to non-professionals

Two weeks before the Tokyo Marathon’s start gun was slated to fire, race organizers booted all non-professional runners out of the annual marathon. Some took to social media to voice their frustration and disappointment over sunk entry fees and airfare costs, as well as potentially squandered time and effort training. Ryan Lederer of Chicago told CNBC that while he agreed with prioritizing public safety, his inability to run in March feels like “a bit of a waste” after months of conditioning and dieting. — Franck

Read CNBC’s coverage from the U.S. overnight: Apple says it will miss quarterly guidance amid coronavirus outbreak

— CNBC’s Elisabeth Butler Cordova and Thomas Franck contributed to this report.



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