China Reports 406 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Infection, 52 new deaths
Xinhua
DATE:  Feb 26 2020
/ SOURCE:  xinhua
China Reports 406 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Infection, 52 new deaths China Reports 406 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Infection, 52 new deaths

(Yicai Gloal) Feb.26 --  Chinese health authorities said today that it received reports of 406 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 52 deaths yesterday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

All of the new deaths were in Hubei province, according to the National Health Commission.

Hubei reported 401 new confirmed cases yesterday. 

Another 439 new suspected cases, including 311 in Hubei, were reported yesterday, said the commission.

Also yesterday, 2,422 people were discharged from hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 374 to 8,752.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 78,064 by the end of yesterday, and 2,715 people had died of the disease.

The commission added that 2,491 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

A total of 29,745 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

The commission said 647,406 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 14,573 were discharged from medical observation Tuesday, with 79,108 others still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 85 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including two deaths), 10 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 31 in Taiwan (including one death).

Eighteen patients in Hong Kong, seven in Macau and five in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Zhang Yushuo

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