China’s Health Department said on Thursday that 3694 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in 31 provincial areas and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on Wednesday and 73 more died. . China’s National Health Commission said that 70 of those who died were from Hubei province, while one each died in Heilongjiang and Guizhou. The commission said that 5328 other suspicious cases were also found on Wednesday. On Wednesday, 640 people became seriously ill and 261 were discharged from the hospital after their condition improved.
The Commission said that 28018 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in China till Wednesday night. According to the commission, 563 people have died so far. The Commission said that the condition of 3859 people remains critical and 24702 people are suspected to be infected with the virus. After improvement in health, a total of 1153 people have been discharged from the hospital.
The Commission said that 282813 people in close contact with infected people have been identified and 21365 people were discharged on Wednesday after medical inspection, while 186354 people are still under medical supervision. As of Wednesday night, 21 cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), in which one person died. At the same time, 10 cases were confirmed in Macau SAR and 11 in Taiwan.
Coronavirus wreaks havoc in China, Death toll rises to 563
