Latest on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

Health Emergency Response Office, National Health Commission

As of 24:00, 2 February

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 2 February, the following were newly reported by 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 2,829 confirmed cases (2,103 in Hubei Province);

b) 186 severe cases (139 in Hubei Province);

c) 57 fatalities (56 in Hubei Province and 1 in Chongqing Municipality);

d) 147 cases of patients cured and discharged from hospital (80 in Hubei Province); and

e) 5,173 suspected cases (3,260 in Hubei Province).

2. According to the National Health Commission, as of 24:00, 2 February, the following were reported by 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 17,205 confirmed cases (upon verification, the number of cases in Beijing Municipality falls by 3 and that in Jiangxi Province by 1);

b) 2,296 severe cases;

c) 361 fatalities;

d) 475 cases of patients cured and discharged from hospital; and

e) 21,558 suspected cases.

3. To date, 189,583 close contacts have been traced. Among them, 10,055 have been released from medical observation while 152,700 are still under observation.

4. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have altogether reported 33 confirmed cases:

a) 15 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR);

b) 8 in the Macao SAR; and

c) 10 in the Taiwan region.