Cumulative SARS Cases Rise to 4,805 on Chinese Mainland

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Cumulative SARS Cases Rise to 4,805 on Chinese Mainland

The cumulative cases of severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) on the Chinese mainland rose to 4,805 by 10:00 a.m. May 9, the Ministry of Health reported Friday.

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The cumulative cases of severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) on the Chinese mainland rose to 4,805 by 10:00 a.m. May 9, the Ministry of Health reported Friday.

Of the total cases, 1,582 patients had been discharged from hospitals upon recovery and 230 died.

The Chinese mainland also reported a total of 2,566 suspected cases meanwhile.

The following is a breakdown of figures:

I. Total

Area Case Discharged Death

(medical worker) Patient

Beijing 2,177* (372) 168 114

Tianjin 141 (66) 2 6

Hebei 156 (15) 11 8

Shanxi 400** (76) 69 17

Inner Mongolia 284***(42) 16 17

Liaoning 2 0 0

Jilin 26 (6) 0 3

Shanghai 6 0 1

Jiangsu 5 0 0

Zhejiang 4 0 0

Anhui 9 0 0

Fujian 3 3 0

Jiangxi 1 0 0

Shandong 1 0 0

Henan 15 (1) 3 0

Hubei 6 (1) 0 0

Hunan 6 5 1

Guangdong 1,502 (345) 1,288 56

Guangxi 20 9 3

Chongqing 3 0 0

Sichuan 13 4 2

Shaanxi 12 (1) 2 0

Gansu 7 0 1

Ningxia 6 2 1

Total 4,805 (925) 1,582 230

II. Newly reported cases (10:00 a.m. May 8 to 10:00 a.m. May 9)

Area New case Discharged Death

(Suspect-turned case) Patient

Beijing 48(28) 16 2

Tianjin 9(5) 0 1

Hebei 9(4) 2 2

Shanxi 11(6) 15 0

Inner Mongolia 20(10) 3 1

Fujian 0 1 0

Henan 0 1 0

Guangdong 17(7) 15 0

Sichuan 2(2) 0 0

Shaanxi 1 0 0

Gansu 1 0 0

Ningxia 0 0 0

Total 118(62) 53 6

III. Cumulative suspected cases (by 10:00 a.m., May 9)

Area Suspected Case

Beijing 1,425

Tianjin 123

Hebei 109

Shanxi 138

Inner Mongolia 193

Liaoning 3

Jilin 7

Heilongjiang 4

Shanghai 12

Jiangsu 23

Zhejiang 4

Anhui 13

Fujian 1

Jiangxi 2

Shandong 1

Henan 14

Hubei 15

Hunan 3

Guangdong 414

Guangxi 3

Chongqing 7

Sichuan 17

Shaanxi 27

Gansu 3

Ningxia 5

Total 2,566

* Seven cases were ruled out from Beijing's total clinically confirmed cases, including one medical staff member and two cases which had been turned to suspected cases.

** Two cases were ruled out from Shanxi's total confirmed cases.

*** Two cases were ruled out from the total clinically confirmed cases in Inner Mongolia.

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