MojNews-An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday. It happened as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic in rapid time. 

The ۶۰-year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in China’s Wuhan , the epicenter of the virus outbreak, on Feb. ۶, a U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing said.

“We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,” the spokesman told Reuters. “Out of the respect for the family’s privacy, we have no further comment.”

The man was the first American who lost his life because of Coronavirus.