Chinese mainland reports 48 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported

08:17, March 31, 2020

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  Chinese mainland reports 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority said Saturday it received reports of 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Friday, of which 18 were imported.The new domestic case was reported in Hubei Province, the National Health Commission said.Also on Friday, four deaths, all in Hubei Province, and 11 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland. According to the commission, 180 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 48 to 331.As of Friday, the mainland had reported a total of 888 imported cases. Of the cases, 190 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 698 were being treated with 17 in severe conditions, said the commission.The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,639 by Friday, including 1,562 patients who were still being treated, 76,751 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,326 people who died of the disease.The commission said that 114 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus, all of whom were from abroad.It added that 18,286 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Friday, 2,346 people were discharged from medical observation.Also on Friday, 64 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland, including 26 imported ones. Three asymptomatic cases, two of which were imported ones, were re-categorized as confirmed infections, and 58 were discharged from medical observation including six imported cases, according to the commission.The commission said 1,030 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, including 239 from abroad.By Friday, 845 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 43 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 348 in Taiwan including five deaths.A total of 173 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 50 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.

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  Chinese mainland reports 39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  A staff member of the entry-exit frontier defence inspection station checks the personnel on a plane at the Yiwu International Airport in Yiwu, east Chinas Zhejiang Province, March 27, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 38 were imported.One new domestic cases were reported in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said.Also on Sunday, one death, in Hubei Province, and 10 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland. According to the commission, 114 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 30 to 265.As of Sunday, the mainland had reported a total of 951 imported cases. Of the cases, 258 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 22 were in severe condition, said the commission.Also on Sunday, 78 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland, including 40 imported ones.The commission said 1,047 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, including 275 from abroad.

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  Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  File Photo: People wait to see doctors in Enshi Central Hospital in Enshi, central Chinas Hubei Province, March 29, 2020. /XinhuaBEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, of which 30 were imported.A new domestic case was reported in Gansu Province, the National Health Commission said.Also on Sunday, four deaths, all in Hubei Province, and 17 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland, according to the commission.On Sunday, 322 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 109 to 633.As of Sunday, the mainland had reported a total of 723 imported cases but no death. Of the imported cases, 93 had been discharged from the hospital after recovery, and 630 were being treated in hospital with 19 in severe conditions, said the commission.The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,470 by the end of Sunday, including 2,396 patients who were still being treated, 75,770 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,304 people who died of the disease.The commission said that 168 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus, 165 of whom were from abroad.The commission added that 19,235 close contacts were still under medical observation after 1,575 people were discharged on Sunday.By the end of Sunday, 641 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 38 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 298 in Taiwan including three deaths.A total of 118 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 39 in Taiwan had been discharged from the hospital after recovery.