New Coronavirus Death Rate Higher in Nearby Small and Medium Cities than in Wuhan

Nearby City Ezhou Mortality Rate 4.26%... Wuhan 4.09%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] It has been reported that smaller neighboring cities show higher mortality rates than Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).

According to foreign media on the 7th, Ezhou, a small city adjacent to Wuhan, urged retired and former medical personnel to all return and participate in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus as of the 5th.

Ezhou was pointed out to have the second highest mortality rate in Hubei Province. As of the previous day, Ezhou had 423 confirmed cases and 18 deaths, resulting in a mortality rate of 4.26%, which is higher than Wuhan's 4.09%. This city has only two designated hospitals for the novel coronavirus.

Following Wuhan (11,618 cases), the cities with the highest number of confirmed cases are Xiaogan (2,141 cases), Huanggang (1,897 cases), and Suizhou (915 cases). These cities have been under complete lockdown since around January 24. In Huanggang and Ezhou, only one person per household is allowed to go out every two days to purchase daily necessities.

Local Chinese media reported that in these cities, the shortage of protective equipment and medical supplies is not just severe but virtually nonexistent.

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