Feb 5: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China

On Feb 4, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 3,887 new cases of confirmed infections (including 3,156 in Hubei province), 3,971 new cases of suspected infections (including 1,957 in Hubei province), 431 new serious cases (including 377 in Hubei province), and 65 deaths (including 65 in Hubei province). 262 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 125 in Hubei province.

As of 24:00 on Feb 4, the National Health Commission had received 24,324 reports of confirmed cases (reduced by 1 by Hainan province after verification) and 490 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 892 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital (reduced by 1 by Hainan province and by 1 by Hubei province after verification). There still remained 23,260 suspected cases and 3,219 patients in serious condition.

So far, 252,154 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 185,555 are now under medical observation. On Feb 4, 18,457 people were freed from observation.

As of 24:00 on Feb 4, 39 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 18 in Hong Kong (1 death), 10 in Macao and 11 in Taiwan.