STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The death toll from the coronavirus has exceeded that of SARS epidemic, with about 800 people now confirmed dead, according to published reports.

On Saturday, it was reported that the coronavirus has surpassed the 774 people killed across the globe by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to the Guardian.

Most of the people who have succumbed to the virus are from Hubei province, the report said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the virus has somewhat stabilized over the last four days, however, it warns that it could “shoot up again,” the report said.

More than 37,200 people in China have now been infected by the virus, according to published reports.

U.S. CASES

The city Department of Health said on Thursday that two more people have met the symptom threshold to be tested for the novel coronavirus. There are 11 confirmed cases in the United States.

However, if you’re living in the United States, chances are very low that you’ll become ill with the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite the cases that have been confirmed in this country.

The additional two cases mark the fourth and fifth person in New York City to be identified for testing for the coronavirus. Both individuals, according to the Department of Health, are under 40 years of age.

While one person has been hospitalized, the other individual did not have symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization. Under guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that individual will remain under isolation precautions and daily monitoring by the Health Department.

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