SARS death toll exceeds 100

SEVERE Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has claimed over 100 lives worldwide, but scientists still do not know how the virus is spreading.

The latest official tally shows 2,671 cases and 103 deaths in 17 countries.

A World Health Organisation (WHO) field team which yesterday completed a six-day investigation in Guangdong province in southern China, where the SARS outbreak began, will present its findings at a press conference in Beijing today.