46 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Reported on Chinese Mainland
Xinhua
DATE:  Apr 16 2020
/ SOURCE:  XINHUA
46 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Reported on Chinese Mainland 46 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Reported on Chinese Mainland

(Yicai Global) April 16 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 46 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the mainland yesterday, of which 34 were imported.

The other 12 new cases were domestically transmitted, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, noting that five cases were reported in Guangdong province, four in Heilongjiang province and three in Beijing.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland. Four new suspected cases, with three imported in Shanghai and one domestic case in Beijing, were also reported, according to the commission.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,534 imported cases. Of the cases, 636 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 898 were being treated with 46 in severe condition, said the commission.

According to the commission, 76 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday, while the number of severe cases decreased by 18 to 95.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,341 by yesterday, including 1,107 patients who were still being treated, 77,892 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,342 people who died of the disease.

The commission said that 63 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 8,484 close contacts were still under medical observation while 521 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 64 new asymptomatic cases, including three from abroad, were reported on the mainland. Six asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases yesterday, and 49 were discharged from medical observation including 12 imported cases, according to the commission.

The commission said 1,032 asymptomatic cases, including 217 from abroad, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,016 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 395 in Taiwan (including six deaths).

A total of 459 patients in Hong Kong, 16 in Macau and 137 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui

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Keywords:   COVID-19