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Feb 21: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
Updated: Feb 21, 2020
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On Feb 20, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 889 new cases of confirmed infections, 1,614 new cases of suspected infections, and 118 deaths (115 in Hubei province, 1 in Zhejiang province, 1 in Chongqing municipality, and 1 in Yunnan province). 2,109 patients were released from hospitals after being cured. 28,804 people who had had close contact with infected patients were freed from medical observation. Serious cases decreased by 231.
As of 24:00 on Feb 20, the National Health Commission had received 75,465 reports of confirmed cases and 2,236 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 18,264 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 54,965 confirmed cases (including 11,633 in serious condition) and 5,206 suspected cases. So far, 606,037 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 120,302 are now under medical observation.
On Feb 20, Hubei reported 631 new cases of confirmed infections (including 319 in Wuhan), 1,279 new cases of suspected infections (including 979 in Wuhan), and 115 deaths (including 99 in Wuhan). 1,451 patients were released from hospitals after being cured, including 766 in Wuhan.
As of 24:00 on Feb 20, Hubei had reported 62,662 cases of confirmed infections (including 45,346 in Wuhan) and 2,144 deaths (including 1,684 in Wuhan). In all, 11,788 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital, including 6,214 in Wuhan. There still remained 48,730 confirmed cases (including 37,448 in Wuhan), with 10,997 in serious condition (including 9,628 in Wuhan), and 4,094 suspected cases (including 2,820 in Wuhan).
As of 24:00 on Feb 20, 102 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 68 in Hong Kong (2 had been dead and 5 had been cured and discharged from hospital), 10 in Macao (6 had been cured and discharged from hospital) and 24 in Taiwan (1 had been dead and 2 had been cured and discharged from hospital).
