Global coronavirus cases top 70,000 By James Griffiths, Jenni Marsh and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Updated 5:20 p.m. ET, February 16, 2020 What we’re covering here More cases: The novel coronavirus has infected more than 69,000 people globally, mostly in mainland China. The death toll is 1,669, including four people outside mainland China. Chinese leader: President Xi Jinping knew about the coronavirus outbreak…
