Updates on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak:New Confirmed Cases Outside Hubei Drop for Tenth Consecutive Day and Daily Cured Cases Exceed 1,000

15.02.2020 17:18

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 13 February, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

 

a) 5,090 confirmed cases;

b) 2,174 severe cases;

c) 121 fatal cases (including 116 in Hubei, 2 in Heilongjiang, 1 in Anhui, 1 in Henan and 1 in Chongqing);

d) 2,450 suspected cases;

e) 1,081 cured and discharged cases; and

f) 26,905 close contacts released from medical observation.

 

2. As of 24:00, 13 February, the following were reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

 

a) 55,748 confirmed cases still under treatment (including 10,204 severe cases);

b) 6,723 cured and discharged cases (revised down by 269 in Hubei);

c) 1,380 fatal cases (revised down by 108 in Hubei due to repetitive calculation);

d) 63,851 confirmed cases (revised down by 1,043 in Hubei);

e) 10,109 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 493,067 close contacts traced (including 177,984 still under medical observation).

 

3. On the same day, the following were newly reported by Hubei Province:

 

a) 4,823 confirmed cases (including 3,910 in Wuhan);

b) 690 cured and discharged cases (including 370 in Wuhan);

c) 116 fatal cases (including 88 in Wuhan); and

d) 1,154 suspected cases (including 473 in Wuhan).

 

As of 24:00, 13 February, Hubei Province had reported:

 

a) 46,806 confirmed cases still under treatment (including 32,959 in Wuhan);

b) 9,278 severe cases (including 7,492 in Wuhan);

c) 3,862 cured and discharged cases (including 2,016 in Wuhan);

d) 1,318 fatal cases (including 1,016 in Wuhan);

e) 51,986 confirmed cases (including 35,991 in Wuhan); and

f) 6,169 suspected cases pending test results (including 2,585 in Wuhan).

 

4. As of 24:00, 13 February, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 81 confirmed cases:

 

a) 53 (including 1 discharged case and 1 fatal case) in the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (SAR);

b) 10 (including 3 discharged cases) in the Macao SAR; and

c) 18 (including 1 discharged case) in the Taiwan region.

The number of new confirmed cases outside Hubei dropped to 267, marking a 10-day decline. The numbers of new confirmed cases in the past 10 days were 890 (3 Feb.), 731 (4 Feb.), 707 (5 Feb.), 696 (6 Feb.), 558 (7 Feb.), 509 (8 Feb.), 444 (9 Feb.), 381 (10 Feb.), 377 (11 Feb.), and 312 (12 Feb.) respectively.

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People’s Republic of China