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Feb 16: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
Updated: Feb 16, 2020
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On Feb 15, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,009 new cases of confirmed infections, 1,918 new cases of suspected infections, 219 new serious cases and 142 deaths (139 in Hubei province, 2 in Sichuan province, and 1 in Hunan province). 1,323 patients were released from hospitals after being cured. 29,788 people who had had close contact with infected patients were freed from medical observation.
As of 24:00 on Feb 15, the National Health Commission had received 68,500 reports of confirmed cases (reduced by 1 by Jiangxi province after verification) and 1,665 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 9,419 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 57,416 confirmed cases (including 11,272 in serious condition) and 8,228 suspected cases. So far, 529,418 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 158,764 are now under medical observation.
On Feb 15, Hubei reported 1,843 new cases of confirmed infections (including 1,548 in Wuhan), 1,036 new cases of suspected infections (including 391 in Wuhan), and 139 deaths (including 110 in Wuhan). 849 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 413 in Wuhan.
As of 24:00 on Feb 15, Hubei had reported 56,249 cases of confirmed infections (including 39,462 in Wuhan) and 1,596 deaths (including 1,233 in Wuhan). In all, 5,623 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital, including 2,915 in Wuhan. There still remained 49,030 confirmed cases (including 35,314 in Wuhan), with 10,396 in serious condition (including 8,530 in Wuhan), and 5,243 suspected cases (including 2,168 in Wuhan).
As of 24:00 on Feb 15, 84 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 56 in Hong Kong (1 had been dead and 1 had been cured and discharged from hospital), 10 in Macao (3 had been cured and discharged from hospital) and 18 in Taiwan (2 had been cured and discharged from hospital).
