Hong Kong Reports Its First Death From Coronavirus Outbreak

SCMP: Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms first death, a 39-year-old man

* City suffers first fatality related to deadly virus originating in Wuhan, the second outside mainland China
* Coronavirus patient, from Whampoa Garden, succumbs to heart failure on Tuesday morning

A 39-year-old man has become the first to die in Hong Kong after being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus.

The patient, who was being treated for the virus at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, died on Tuesday morning after his condition deteriorated, the Hospital Authority has confirmed. He had suffered sudden heart failure, according to medical sources.

The Whampoa Garden resident was previously identified as Hong Kong’s 13th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus originating in Wuhan. His death is the second fatality linked with the outbreak that has been reported outside mainland China.

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