NHC Update on Cases in China

2020-04-07 10:00

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 5 April, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 39 confirmed cases (38 imported, and 1 local case in Guangdong);

b) 1 fatal case (in Hubei);

c) 10 suspected cases (all imported);

d) 114 cured and discharged cases;

e) 2,151 close contacts released from medical observation; and

f) 30 fewer severe cases.

2. As of 24:00, 5 April, among all the imported cases, 693 confirmed cases (including 22 severe cases) are still under treatment and 88 suspected cases are pending test results. In total, 951 imported cases have been confirmed, 258 cases cured and discharged, and zero fatal cases reported.

3. As of 24:00, 5 April, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 1,299 confirmed cases (including 265 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 77,078 cured and discharged cases;

c) 3,331 fatal cases;

d) 81,708 confirmed cases;

e) 88 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 713,988 close contacts traced (including 16,154 still under medical observation).

4. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 5 April, the following were newly reported by Hubei:

a) zero confirmed cases (Wuhan included);

b) 69 cured and discharged cases (all in Wuhan);

c) 1 fatal case (in Wuhan); and

d) zero suspected cases (Wuhan included).

As of 24:00, 5 April, Hubei had reported:

a) 577 confirmed cases still under treatment (including 574 in Wuhan);

b) 234 severe cases still under treatment (including 231 in Wuhan);

c) 64,014 cured and discharged cases (including 46,863 in Wuhan);

d) 3,212 fatal cases (including 2,571 in Wuhan, and 1 case in Xiaogan upon verification);

e) 67,803 confirmed cases (including 50,008 in Wuhan); and

f) zero suspected cases pending test result (Wuhan included).

5. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 5 April, the following asymptomatic cases were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 78 new cases (40 imported);

b) 5 developed into confirmed cases (all imported);

c) 50 cases released from medical observation (4 imported); and

d) 1,047 cases still under medical observation (275 imported).

6. As of 24:00, 5 April, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 1,297 confirmed cases:

a) 890 in the Hong Kong SAR (including 206 discharged cases and 4 fatal cases);

b) 44 in the Macao SAR (including 10 discharged cases); and

c) 363 in the Taiwan region (including 54 discharged cases and 5 fatal cases).