Hubei Province Reports 242 Additional COVID-19 Deaths and 14,840 New Confirmed Cases Surge (Update)

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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] In just one day, a large number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths were reported in Hubei Province, China. The significant increase in confirmed cases and deaths is attributed to the addition of many suspected patients with pneumonia symptoms, whose infection is more than 90% certain, into the statistics.

On the 13th, the Hubei Provincial Health Commission (Weiguanwei) announced that as of midnight, 14,840 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Hubei Province. Among them, 13,436 new confirmed cases were added in Wuhan City, the epicenter of the outbreak. The number of new deaths in one day rose to 242, with 216 deaths occurring in Wuhan City.

According to cumulative statistics, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hubei Province reached 48,206. Among these, 3,441 patients have recovered and been discharged, and 1,310 have died. Currently, 33,693 confirmed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, of whom 5,647 are classified as severe cases and 1,437 as critically severe cases, indicating that the death toll is expected to continue rising.

The number of suspected cases stands at 9,028, and the number of close contacts is 158,377, of whom 77,308 are under medical observation.

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