Feb 11: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China

On Feb 10, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,478 new cases of confirmed infections (including 2,097 in Hubei province), 3,536 new cases of suspected infections (including 1,814 in Hubei province), 849 new serious cases (including 839 in Hubei province), and 108 deaths (103 in Hubei province, 1 in Beijing, 1 in Tianjin, 1 in Heilongjiang province, 1 in Anhui province, and 1 in Henan province). 716 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 427 in Hubei province. 26,724 people who had had close contact with infected patients were freed from medical observation.

As of 24:00 on Feb 10, the National Health Commission had received 42,638 reports of confirmed cases (reduced by 12 by Zhejiang province and increased by 1 by Jiangxi province after verification) and 1,016 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 3,996 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital (reduced by 1 by Zhejiang province after verification). There still remained 37,626 confirmed cases (including 7,333 in serious condition) and 21,675 suspected cases. So far, 428,438 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 187,728 are now under medical observation.

As of 24:00 on Feb 10, 70 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 42 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).