Feb 3: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China

On Feb 2, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,829 new cases of confirmed infections (including 2,103 in Hubei province), 5,173 new cases of suspected infections (including 3,260 in Hubei province), 186 new serious cases (including 139 in Hubei province), and 57 deaths (including 56 in Hubei province and 1 in Chongqing). 147 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 80 in Hubei province.

As of 12 o'clock midnight on Feb 2, the National Health Commission had received 17,205 reports of confirmed cases (3 cases reduced by Beijing and 1 by Jiangxi province after verification) and 361 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 475 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 21,558 suspected cases and 2,296 patients in serious condition.

So far, 189,583 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 152,700 are now under medical observation. On Feb 2, 10,055 people were freed from observation.

As of 12 o'clock midnight on Feb 2, 33 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 15 in Hong Kong, 8 in Macao and 10 in Taiwan.