BEIJING (AP) — The spread of a virus that has sickened more than 24,000 people and killed dozens across China is slowing in the province where the outbreak was first reported, a state-run news agency said Friday. The health department in eastern Anhui province said no deaths from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus had occurred there in the past 12 days, Xinhua News Agency reported. The virus has killed at least 43 people across China, but the state health ministry hasn't updated that number since May 16. The report by Anhui's health department said the number of new cases reported daily had dropped from a high of 1,160 on May 1 to 153 on May 21. It said 10 people were still in serious or critical condition, Xinhua reported.
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