Travel Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS, as first American fatality reported in China February 8, 2020February 9, 2020 Doug Stanglin and Charles Ventura, USA TODAY Comments Off on Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS, as first American fatality reported in China A 60-year-old American who has not been identified died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in Wuhan, the U.S. Embassy says.