Coronavirus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1300 new cases in China
The number of fever patients in central China’s Wuhan saw an increase, with over 15,000 during peak hours over the past few days.
Beijing: Chinese health authorities announced yesterday that 4515 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 30 provincial-level regions by the end of Monday.
A total of 106 people died of the disease, so far.
The National Health Commission said in its daily report that 976 patients remained in critical conditions, and 6973 people were suspected of being infected with the virus as of the end of Monday. A total of 60 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
Wuhan hospitals receive over 15,000 fever patients daily
The number of fever patients in central China’s Wuhan saw an increase, with over 15,000 during peak hours over the past few days, said Ma Guoqiang, the city’s Party secretary.
Wuhan usually received an average of 3000 fever patients daily over the period of past years, so the surge in number resulted in long queues in some hospitals, Mr Ma said at a press conference on Monday night.
“Currently there are 62 hospitals in Wuhan that are equipped with
fever clinics, and the situation is getting better,” Ma said.
Hu Ke, a respiratory physician at Hubei Provincial People’s Hospital, said the number of discharged patients will also grow as diagnosis and treatment are being improved.
Hu said the treatment cycle for viral pneumonia is about two to three weeks.
To ensure that cured patients infected with pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019nCoV) are noninfectious, they will have to go through two virus detections and meet other standards before being released.