Chinese Mainland Reports 16 New SARS Cases (May 25)

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Chinese Mainland Reports 16 New SARS Cases (May 25)

The Chinese mainland reported 16 new SARS cases and 7 new deaths from the disease between 10:00 a.m.May 24 and 10:00 a.m. May 25, the Ministry of Health said Sunday. The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,316 while the death toll reached 315.

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There were 16 new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and 7 new deaths from the disease between 10:00 a.m. May 24 and 10:00 a.m. May 25 on the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Health reported Sunday.

The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,316 (964 medical workers). Beijing reported 4 misdiagnosed cases including 1 medical worker; Hebei reported 2 misdiagnosed cases; Inner Mongolia reported 2 misdiagnosed cases including 1 medical worker; and Shanxi reported 1 misdiagnosed case.), which included 2,742 patients who had recovered and been discharged from hospital and 315 deaths. Now 2,259 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals.

On May 25, 7 provinces reported new SARS cases, of which, 2 provinces reported both new diagnosed cases and new suspected cases, 1 province reported new diagnosed cases, 4 provinces reported new suspected cases, and the remaining 24 provinces reported no new case.

By 10:00 am May 25, 26 provinces had reported SARS cases. So far, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Qinghai provinces, and Tibet Autonomous Region have not found any case. Of the provinces having reported suspected or diagnosed SARS cases, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang still reported no diagnosed case; Anhui, Shanghai, Gansu, Jiangsu, Hubei, Liaoning and Hunan reported less than 10 diagnosed cases respectively; Ningxia, Zhejiang, Fujian, Chongqing, Jiangxi and Shandong reported less than 5 diagnosed cases respectively. Hunan, Fujian and Shandong had reported no new case for more than 1 month; Ningxia and Jiangxi had reported no new case for 20 days; Henan, Chongqing, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Gansu had reported no new case for 10 days respectively; Tianjin, Jilin and Guangdong had reported no new case for 8 days; Guangxi had reported no new case for 7 days, and Hubei had reported no new case for 6 days.

Of these figures: Beijing reported 13 new cases (of which 10 used to be suspected but now confirmed as SARS patients), 37 patients recovered and 4 deaths; Hebei reported 1 new case (which used to be suspected but now confirmed as a SARS patient), and 5 patients recovered; Inner Mongolia reported 2 new cases (both of which used to be suspected but now confirmed as a SARS patient), 5 patients recovered and 1 death; Tianjin reported no new case, and 5 recovered; Shanxi reported no new case, and 9 patients recovered; Liaoning reported no new case, and 1 death; Jilin and Gansu reported no new case, with each province reporting 1 patient recovered; Hubei reported no new case, 1 recovered and 1 death; Guangdong reported no new case, and 3 patients recovered.

From 10:00 am May 24 to 10:00 am May 25, China also reported 35 new suspected cases, including 16 from Beijing, 2 from Hebei, 1 each from Shanxi, Hubei and Sichuan, and 14 from Guangdong.

During the period, China also reported 81 misdiagnosed suspected cases, of which 35 were from Beijing, 14 from Hebei, 12 from Shanxi, 6 from Guangdong, 4 from Inner Mongolia, 2 from Sichuan, and 1 each from Tianjin, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Guangxi and Ningxia. By 10:00 am May 25, China had a total of 1,573 suspected cases.

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