The Press Office under the Ministry of
Health published Tuesday afternoon a press release on the
latest SARS situation on the Chinese mainland.
From 10:00 am June 16 to 10:00 am June 17, the
Chinese mainland reported no new diagnosed SARS case, 69
patients recovered and discharged from hospital, and no
death. The recovered patients included 67 from Beijing and 1
each from Hebei and Sichuan.
From 10:00 am
June 16 to 10:00 am June 17, Beijing reported 2 new
suspected cases, and Guangdong reported 2 misdiagnosed
suspected cases.
Now 248 diagnosed patients
and 50 suspected patients are receiving treatment in
hospitals on the Chinese mainland.
According
to the statistical standard of the WHO, by 10:00 am June 17,
provinces on the Chinese mainland reporting SARS cases
included Beijing, Liaoning and Sichuan. Beijing had reported
no new diagnosed case for 6 days, and 204 diagnosed patients
and 5 suspected patients are receiving treatment in
hospitals. Liaoning had reported no local transmission, no
new diagnosed case for 14 days, and 3 diagnosed patients and
1 suspected patient are receiving treatment in hospitals.
Sichuan had reported no local transmission, no new diagnosed
case for 11 days, and 1 diagnosed patient and 1 suspected
patient are receiving treatment in hospitals.
Other provinces reporting diagnosed patients
who are receiving treatment in hospitals included 17 from
Tianjin, 12 from Shanxi, 3 from Guangdong, 2 each from Inner
Mongolia, Shanghai and Zhejiang, and 1 each from Guangxi and
Chongqing.
Other provinces reporting suspected
patients included 29 from Tianjin, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 5
from Guangdong, and 1 from Xinjiang.
(China.org.cn June 17, 2003)
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