Many of the senior officers in the Communist Party of China were dismissed amid the coronavirus crisis after the death toll exceeds 1,000. The party secretary of the Hubei Health Commission and the director of the commission are among those fired.

These are the highest-ranking party and local leaders who have lost their posts since the Wuhan virus crisis began. The deputy director of the local Red Cross has also been fired, accusing him of failing to meet his obligations to distribute donations.

On Monday, 108 people died of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus in China. This has become the deadliest day since the infection began.

The total death toll increased to 1,016 people. But after more than 3,000 new cases were announced on Sunday, the figure was lower by 20% on Monday – 2,478 new cases.

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection is 42,638 people in mainland China. In Hong Kong alone, 42 cases were identified and one died, 10 were infected in Macau and 18 were infected in Taiwan, Chinese authorities said.

According to the latest information, 42,729 confirmed cases worldwide and 23,589 suspected cases. The fatalities reached 1,013 with 7,463 in serious/critical condition and 3,752 had recovered.

In the meantime, the 13th case of infection with the new coronavirus has been confirmed in the United States after an American returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan gave a positive result for the virus, according to the US Disease Control and Prevention Center.

The adult patient was among Americans evacuated from the epicenter of the Wuhan virus who were quarantined at a Marine Corps near San Diego on a 14-day quarantine. The infected was taken to the University of California-San Diego Medical Center for treatment.