The WHO confirmed that the novel coronavirus had been isolated from one person who had been hospitalised.[64][65] On the same day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control posted its first risk assessment.[66] The WHO also reported that Chinese authorities had acted swiftly,[64] identifying the novel coronavirus within weeks of the onset of the outbreak, with the total number of positively tested people being 41.[67] The first death from the virus occurred in a 61-year-old man who was a regular customer at the market.