NHC Update on Cases in China

2020-04-17 16:00

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 15 April, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 46 confirmed cases (34 imported and 12 local cases, i.e. 5 in Guangdong, 4 in Heilongjiang and 3 in Beijing);

b) 0 fatal case;

c) 4 suspected cases (3 imported cases in Shanghai and 1 local case in Beijing);

d) 76 cured and discharged cases;

e) 521 close contacts released from medical observation; and

f) 18 fewer severe cases.

2. As of 24:00, 15 April, among all the imported cases, 898 confirmed cases (including 46 severe cases) are still under treatment and 61 suspected cases are pending test results. In total, 1,534 imported cases have been confirmed, 636 cases cured and discharged, and no fatal case reported.

3. As of 24:00, 15 April, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 1,107 confirmed cases (including 95 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 77,892 cured and discharged cases;

c) 3,342 fatal cases;

d) 82,341 confirmed cases;

e) 63 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 722,007 close contacts traced (including 8,484 still under medical observation).

4. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 15 April, the following were newly reported by Hubei:

a) no confirmed case;

b) 33 cured and discharged cases (all in Wuhan);

c) no fatal case; and

d) no suspected case.

As of 24:00, 15 April, Hubei had reported:

a) 146 confirmed cases still under treatment (all in Wuhan);

b) 38 severe cases still under treatment (all in Wuhan);

c) 64,435 cured and discharged cases (including 47,283 in Wuhan);

d) 3,222 fatal cases (including 2,579 in Wuhan);

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

f) no suspected case pending test result.

5. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 15 April, the following asymptomatic cases were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 64 new cases (3 imported);

b) 6 developed into confirmed cases (2 imported);

c) 49 cases released from medical observation (12 imported); and

d) 1,032 cases still under medical observation (217 imported).

6. As of 24:00, 15 April, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 1,456 confirmed cases:

a) 1,016 in the Hong Kong SAR (including 459 discharged cases and 4 fatal cases);

b) 45 in the Macao SAR (including 16 discharged cases); and

c) 395 in the Taiwan region (including 137 discharged cases and 6 fatal cases).