China Reports 3,694 New Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection, 73 New Deaths
Xinhua
DATE:  Feb 06 2020
/ SOURCE:  yicai
China Reports 3,694 New Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection, 73 New Deaths China Reports 3,694 New Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection, 73 New Deaths

(Yicai Global) Feb. 6 -- Chinese health authorities said today that it received reports of 3,694 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 73 deaths yesterday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Hubei province reported 2,987 new confirmed cases and 70 deaths while Tianjin Municipality, Heilongjiang and Guizhou provinces reported one death respectively yesterday, according to China's National Health Commission.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 28,018 by the end of yesterday and 563 patients had died of the disease, the commission said.

Another 5,328 new suspected cases, including 3,230 in Hubei, were reported yesterday.

Also yesterday, 640 patients became seriously ill and 261 people were discharged from hospital after recovery, according to the commission.

The commission added that 3,859 patients remained in critical condition and 24,702 people were suspected of being infected with the virus by yesterday.

A total of 1,153 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery by yesterday.

The commission said 282,813 close contacts had been traced. Among them, 186,354 are still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 21 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including one death), 10 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 11 in Taiwan.

Editor: Xia Ruirui


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