China's COVID-19 Deaths Drop Below 100 in 6 Days (Update)
New COVID-19 Cases Maintain Around 1,000 Mark
[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] In China, the daily death toll from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) dropped below 100 for the first time in six days. The number of new confirmed cases also remained under 2,000.
On the 18th, the National Health Commission of China announced that as of the previous day, there were 98 new deaths and 1,886 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 31 provinces in China. The cumulative death toll stands at 1,868, with a total of 72,436 confirmed cases.
The number of deaths and confirmed cases in China showed signs of stabilization. The daily death toll recorded 97 on the 11th, then surged to 254 after clinical diagnosis criteria were introduced to confirm cases, but has since started to decline. New confirmed cases also decreased, recording 15,152 on the 12th, 5,090 on the 13th, and 2,641 on the 14th, before falling back below 2,000.
Hubei Province also appeared stable based on the announced figures. Hubei reported 1,807 new confirmed cases (1,600 in Wuhan) and 93 new deaths (72 in Wuhan).
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The total number of suspected cases in China is 6,242, and 12,552 patients have been discharged after recovery. The number of confirmed cases currently under treatment is 58,016.
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