Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore.

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Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore.On Thursday, health officials in China reported more than 14,000 new cases in Hubei Province alone. A change in diagnostic criteria may be the reason.The news seemed to be positive: The number of new coronavirus cases reported in China over the past week suggested that the outbreak might be slowing - that containment efforts were working. Stocks ticked upward in the United States, as some analysts declared it safe again to invest in companies that depend on China.But on Thursday, officials added more than 14,840 new cases to the tally of the infected in Hubei Province alone, bringing the total number to 48,206 - the largest one-day increase so far recorded. The death toll in the province rose to 1,310, including 242 new deaths.The sharp rise in reported cases illustrates how hard it still is to grasp the extent and severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China, particularly inside the epicenter, where thousands of sick people remain untested for the illness.The authorities were confronted by so many people with symptoms - and such a shortage of kits to test officially for the virus - that they had to change the way the illness is diagnosed.Hospitals in Wuhan, China - the largest city in Hubei Province and the center of the epidemic - have struggle

Anymore.