US citizen died of corona virus infection at the focus of Wuhan disease on 6/2, US Embassy in China confirmed today.

"We can confirm that a 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with corona virus died at a hospital in Wuhan, China on February 6," said a US embassy spokesman in Beijing today. said.

This appears to be the first case of a foreign citizen dying in China from an acute pandemic of pneumonia caused by a new strain of corona virus (nCoV).

"We extend our most sincere condolences to the families for their loss," the spokesman said, emphasizing that the embassy would not comment further because it respects family privacy.

China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that 19 foreigners in China were infected with nCoV and that two of them had recovered. However, the ministry refused to disclose their nationality.

Japan's Foreign Ministry today announced that a 60-year-old citizen of the country had died in Wuhan. The Chinese health authority said the man was most likely infected with nCoV, but it is difficult to confirm at this time. The cause of his death was thought to be viral pneumonia.

The outbreak of acute pneumonia caused by nCoV in Wuhan City, capital of Hubei province, from December 2019, spread to 31 provinces in China and 26 countries and territories. The epidemic has left 724 dead and 34,879 infected, mainly in China.