NHC Update: Nine Cases! New Confirmed Cases Outside Hubei Drop to Single Digit for the First Time

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

a) 508 confirmed cases;

b) 71 fatal cases (including 68 in Hubei, 2 in Shandong and 1 in Guangdong);

c) 530 suspected cases;

d) 2,589 cured and discharged cases;

e) 15,758 close contacts released from medical observation; and

f) 789 fewer severe cases.

2. As of 24:00, 24 February, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 47,672 confirmed cases (including 9,126 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 27,323 cured and discharged cases;

c) 2,663 fatal cases;

d) 77,658 confirmed cases;

e) 2,824 suspected cases; and

f) 641,742 close contacts traced (including 87,902 still under medical observation).

3. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 24 February, the following were newly reported by Hubei:

a) 499 confirmed cases (including 464 in Wuhan);

b) 2,116 cured and discharged cases (including 1,391 in Wuhan);

c) 68 fatal cases (including 56 in Wuhan); and

d) 373 suspected cases (including 282 in Wuhan).

As of 24:00, 24 February, Hubei had reported:

a) 43,369 confirmed cases (including 34,691 in Wuhan) still under treatment;

b) 8,675 severe cases (including 7,647 in Wuhan);

c) 18,854 cured and discharged cases (including 10,337 in Wuhan);

d) 2,563 fatal cases (including 2,043 in Wuhan);

e) 64,786 confirmed cases (including 47,071 in Wuhan); and

f) 2,292 suspected cases (including 1,529 in Wuhan).

4. As of 24:00, 24 February, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 121 confirmed cases:

a) 81 (including 19 discharged cases and 2 fatal cases) in the Hong Kong SAR;

b) 10 (including 6 discharged cases) in the Macao SAR; and

c) 30 (including 5 discharged cases and 1 fatal case) in the Taiwan region.