NHC Update

2020-03-16 10:00

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 14 March, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 20 confirmed cases;

b) 10 fatal cases (all in Hubei);

c) 39 suspected cases;

d) 1,370 cured and discharged cases;

e) 1,409 close contacts released from medical observation; and

f) 384 fewer severe cases.

2. As of 24:00, 14 March, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 10,734 confirmed cases (including 3,226 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 66,911 cured and discharged cases;

c) 3,199 fatal cases;

d) 80,844 confirmed cases;

e) 113 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 679,759 close contacts traced (including 10,189 still under medical observation).

3. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 14 March, the following were newly reported by Hubei:

a) 4 confirmed cases (all in Wuhan);

b) 1,335 cured and discharged cases (including 1,181 in Wuhan);

c) 10 fatal cases (all in Wuhan); and

d) 1 suspected case (in Wuhan).

As of 24:00, 14 March, Hubei had reported:

a) 10,431 confirmed cases (including 9,911 in Wuhan) still under treatment;

b) 3,163 severe cases (including 3,058 in Wuhan);

c) 54,278 cured and discharged cases (including 37,632 in Wuhan);

d) 3,085 fatal cases (including 2,456 in Wuhan);

e) 67,794 confirmed cases (including 49,999 in Wuhan); and

f) 18 suspected cases (including 15 in Wuhan) pending test results.

4. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 14 March, 16 imported cases (confirmed) were newly reported (5 in Beijing, 4 in Zhejiang, 3 in Shanghai, 3 in Gansu and 1 in Guangdong). As of 24:00, 14 March, 111 imported cases (confirmed) had been reported.

5. As of 24:00, 14 March, the Hong Kong SAR, the Macao SAR and Taiwan had altogether reported 204 confirmed cases:

a) 141 (including 81 discharged cases and 4 fatal cases) in Hong Kong;

b) 10 (all discharged) in Macao; and

c) 53 (including 20 discharged cases and 1 fatal case) in the Taiwan region.