Monday, January 20, 2020

China NHC: 217 Confirmed Cases (198 in Wuhan, 14 in Guangdong, 5 in Beijing)



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The updates continue to pour in.  This one, posted on China's National Health Commission website (h/t Sharon Sanders at FluTrackers) significantly increases the number of case scattered across Mainland China outside of Hubei Province.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th,

Recently, a new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic occurred in Wuhan, Hubei and other regions. As of 18:00 on January 20, a total of 224 cases of pneumonia of new coronavirus infection were reported in China, including 217 confirmed cases (198 in Wuhan, 5 in Beijing, and 14 in Guangdong); 7 suspected cases (in Sichuan) 2 cases, 1 case in Yunnan Province, 2 cases in Shanghai, 1 case in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and 1 case in Shandong Province). One confirmed case was reported in Japan, two confirmed cases were reported in Thailand, and one confirmed case was reported in South Korea.


Sharon breaks down the reports (which are constantly changing) as follows:
2019-nCov Confirmed Case List by Country and Province - Total = 221
China:
Beijing - 5 cases link and link and link
Wuhan, Hubei province - 198 cases link (170 hospitalized + 25 cured + 3 deaths)
Huizhou, Guangdong province - 1 case link
Shenzhen, Guangdong province - 9 cases link and link and link
Zhuhai, Guangdong province - 3 cases link
Zhanjiang, Guangdong province - 1 case link

Japan:
Japanese citizen with travel history from Wuhan, Hubei province, resides in Kanagawa prefecture - 1 case link
South Korea:
Chinese citizen from Wuhan, Hubei province - 1 case link
Thailand:
Chinese citizens with travel history from Wuhan, Hubei province - 2 unconnected cases link and link