China Reports 40 New COVID-19 Cases... Zero New Cases Outside Hubei Excluding Imported Infections (Update)
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] In China, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases increased by only 40 in one day on the 8th.
On the 9th, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that as of midnight, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in China was 40.
The daily new confirmed cases are the lowest since nationwide statistics began at the end of January. The new confirmed cases dropped to double digits for the first time on the 6th with 99 cases, then decreased to 44 on the 7th, and further down to 40 on the 8th.
Among the 40 cases, 36 were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, known as the origin of COVID-19. The remaining 4 cases were overseas imported cases reported in Gansu Province, so effectively, excluding Hubei Province, there were zero new confirmed cases within China in one day. For two consecutive days, excluding overseas imported cases outside Hubei, no new confirmed cases have emerged domestically.
The number of new deaths was 22. Among them, 21 were in Hubei Province and 1 in Guangdong Province. The number of new suspected cases was recorded as 60.
So far, a total of 80,735 people in China have been confirmed with COVID-19. Among them, 58,600 have recovered and been discharged, and 3,119 have died. Currently, 19,016 confirmed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals. The number of severe cases is 5,111. The number of suspected cases is 421, and the number of close contacts under medical observation is 20,146.
The number of overseas imported confirmed cases increased by 4 in Gansu Province on the 8th. Cumulatively, a total of 67 overseas imported cases have been recorded so far.
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Outside mainland China, in the Greater China region, a total of 169 confirmed cases have been reported: Hong Kong with 114 cases (59 discharged, 3 deaths), Macau with 10 cases (all discharged), and Taiwan with 45 cases (15 discharged, 1 death).
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