The total number of confirmed deaths from the virus in China had risen by 38 to 170 as of Wednesday, and the number of infected patients had risen to over 7,700.

Samsung SDI, an affiliate of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, counts Volvo and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE among its customers.

(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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