Feb 12: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China

On Feb 11, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,015 new cases of confirmed infections (including 1,638 in Hubei province), 3,342 new cases of suspected infections (including 1,685 in Hubei province), 871 new serious cases, and 97 deaths (94 in Hubei province, 1 in Henan province, 1 in Hunan province, and 1 in Chongqing). 744 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 417 in Hubei province. 30,068 people who had had close contact with infected patients were freed from medical observation.

As of 24:00 on Feb 11, the National Health Commission had received 44,653 reports of confirmed cases and 1,113 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 4,740 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 38,800 confirmed cases (including 8,204 in serious condition) and 16,067 suspected cases. So far, 451,462 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 185,037 are now under medical observation.

As of 24:00 on Feb 11, 77 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 49 in Hong Kong (1 death), 10 in Macao (1 had been cured and discharged from hospital) and 18 in Taiwan (1 had been cured and discharged from hospital).

Note: The number of new serious cases is calculated by subtracting the number of serious cases in the previous day from the current number of serious cases. Serious cases may change in a range of ways, from becoming mild to fatal. On Feb 11, the number of serious cases in 12 provincial regions decreased by 44, while the number of serious cases in 8 other provincial regions including Hubei increased by 915, with 897 from Hubei.