A mass intestinal virus infection in the eastern Chinese city of Fuyang, Anhui Province has killed another child, bringing the death toll to 21, a local health official said on Friday.

Meanwhile, 2,946 children have been sickened by Friday morning, up from 2,477 registered on Thursday, said Gao Kaiyan, director of the Anhui Provincial Health Department.

(Xinhua News Agency May 2, 2008)