The Chinese National Health Commission has confirmed a total of 830 coronavirus cases and 25 deaths from the new virus, Trend reports citing Sputnik.
"As of 24:00 on 23 January, the National Health Commission has received a total of 830 confirmed cases of new coronavirus infection in 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), including 177 severe cases and 25 deaths, including 24 cases in Hubei Province and one case in Hebei Province", the statement says.
More than 8,000 people are now under medical observation.
The Chinese authorities earlier reported over 600 cases and at least 17 deaths resulting from the new respiratory infection, which was first registered in the Chinese city of Wuhan and labelled as 2019-nCoV or Novel Coronavirus by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Those infected showed symptoms of pneumonia and other acute respiratory diseases.
Concerns over the virus have increased worldwide, as cases of Wuhan coronavirus have already been registered in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and the United States. As part of their safety measures, airports around the world are now monitoring incoming passengers for the disease.
In Wuhan, the residents have been put on a travel ban, with airports and train stations, buses, subways, ferries, and long-distance buses temporarily suspended.
The Wuhan virus belongs to the same family of coronaviruses that caused SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome also originated in China in 2002 and resulted in the deaths of about 800 people all over the globe.