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CHINA-CORONAVIRUS
China reports 7,711 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia, 170
deaths
BEIJING, Jan 30, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) – Chinese health authorities announced
Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel
coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170
people have died of the disease.
The National Health Commission said in its daily report that 1,370 patients
remained in critical conditions, and 12,167 people were suspected of being
infected with the virus as of the end of Wednesday.
A total of 124 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
Wednesday saw 1,737 new confirmed cases, including the first confirmed case
in Tibet Autonomous Region, 4,148 new suspected cases, and 38 deaths — 37 in
Hubei Province and one in Sichuan Province.
Also on Wednesday, 131 patients became seriously ill, and 21 people were
discharged from hospital after recovery.
A total of 88,693 close contacts had been traced, the commission said,
adding that among them, 2,364 were discharged from medical observation on
Wednesday, with 81,947 others still under medical observation.
By the end of Wednesday, 10 confirmed cases had been reported in Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, seven in Macao Special Administrative Region
and eight in Taiwan.
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