The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on Saturday announced the first death from a new strain of corona virus.
The Health Commission identified the casualty as a 61-year-old man who frequently visited the seafood market where the virus was traced.
He was rushed to a hospital after suffering shortness of breath and severe pneumonia. He tested positive from the new type of corona virus and died on Thursday.
Another 41 individuals are still under quarantine, 7 of which were still under critical condition.
Meanwhile, the authorities placed 739 people who were in close contact with the patients, including 419 medical workers, under medical observation.
The Department of Health said the spread of the disease is low, citing reports from Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO).
However, DOH ordered the Bureau of Quarantine to strictly monitor travelers at seaports and airports in the Philippines amid the threat of an outbreak of the virus.
