Chinese Mainland Reports 12 New SARS Cases (May 21)

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Chinese Mainland Reports 12 New SARS Cases (May 21)

The Chinese mainland reported 12 new SARS cases and two new deaths from the disease between10:00 a.m. May 20 and 10:00 a.m. May 21, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,249, while the number of SARS patients discharged from hospitals and the death toll reached 2,335 and 296, respectively.

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There were 12 new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and two new deaths from the disease between 10:00 a.m. May 20 and 10:00 a.m. May 21 on the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Health reported Wednesday.

The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,249, while the number of SARS patients discharged from hospitals and the death toll reached 2,335 and 296, respectively, the ministry said in a daily report.

Beijing reported eight new SARS cases and two deaths from the disease from 10:00 a.m. May 20 to 10:00 a.m. May 21.

On May 21, 5 provinces reported new SARS cases, of which, 2 provinces reported both new cases and new suspected cases, 3 provinces reported new suspected cases, and the remaining 26 provinces reported no new cases.

By 10:00 am May 21, 25 provinces had reported SARS cases. So far, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Qinghai provinces, Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions have not found any case. Of the provinces having reported suspected or diagnosed SARS cases, Heilongjiang still reported no diagnosed case; Anhui, Gansu, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei and Hunan reported less than 10 diagnosed cases respectively; Ningxia, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Fujian, Chongqing, Jiangxi and Shandong reported less than 5 diagnosed cases respectively. Hunan, Fujian and Shandong had reported no new cases for 1 month; Ningxia had reported no new case for 18 days; Jiangxi had reported no new case for 17 days; Henan and Chongqing had reported no new cases for 14 days respectively; Zhejiang had reported no new case for 13 days; Shaanxi had reported no new case for 12 days; Shanghai and Anhui had reported no new cases for 11 days; Jiangsu and Gansu had reported no new cases for 10 days; Liaoning had reported no new case for 9 days; and Sichuan had reported no new case for 5 days.

Of these figures: Beijing reported 8 new cases (of which 7 used to be suspected but now confirmed as SARS patients), 52 patients recovered and 2 deaths; Hebei reported 4 new cases (all of which used to be suspected but now confirmed as a SARS patient), and 9 patients recovered; Shanxi reported no new case, and 10 patients recovered; Inner Mongolia reported no new case, and 2 patients recovered; Jinlin, Anhui, Shaanxi and Gansu reported no new cases, and 1 recovered respectively; Guangdong reported no new case, and 4 patients recovered.

From 10:00 am May 20 to 10:00 am May 21, China also reported 48 new suspected cases, including 34 from Beijing, 1 each from Hebei and Inner Mongolia, 3 from Shanxi, and 9 from Guangdong.

During the period, China also reported 116 misdiagnosed suspected cases, of which 52 were from Guangdong, 31 from Beijing, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 6 each from Hebei and Shanghai, 4 from Shanxi, 3 from Chongqing, 2 from Sichuan, 1 each from Tianjin, Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Ningxia. By 10:00 am May 21, China had a total of 1,857 suspected cases.

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