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China's National Health Commission has updated their numbers for the past 24 hours, adding 2102 new cases, 46 new deaths, and a record 72 cases were reportedly cured and discharged.
The number of deaths continues to exceed the number of cured and discharged patients, but that gap is narrowing.Many patients appear to require extended hospital care, although it isn't clear whether that is due to the severity and duration of symptoms, or prolonged shedding of the virus.
The translated announced follows:
Update on pneumonia of new coronavirus infection as of 21:00 on January 31
Published: 2020-02-01
Source : Health Emergency Office
On January 31st, from 0 to 24 hours, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2102 new confirmed cases, 268 new cases of severe illness, 46 new deaths (45 in Hubei Province, 1 case in Chongqing City), 72 new cases of cured discharge and 5019 new suspected cases.
As of 24 hours on January 31, the National Health and Health Commission has received a cumulative total of 11,791 confirmed cases (1 per nil in Jiangxi, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces) in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), 1795 cases of severe illness, 259 deaths, and 243 cases of cured discharge from hospital. , a total of 17988 suspected cases.
At present, a total of 136,987 close contacts were traced, 6509 were released from medical observation on the same day, and a total of 118,478 people were under medical observation.
A total of 30 confirmed cases have been reported in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: 13 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 7 in the Macao Special Administrative Region and 10 in Taiwan.
