NHC Update on COVID-19 Cases in China

2020-05-15 11:00

NHC Emergency Response Office
Last updated: 24:00, 12 May

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 12 May, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 7 confirmed cases (6 local cases, all in Jilin; 1 imported case in Shanghai);

b) no fatal cases;

c) 1 suspected case (local, in Jilin);

d) 18 cured and discharged cases; and

e) 455 close contacts released from medical observation.

2. As of 24:00, 12 May, among all the imported cases, 64 confirmed cases (including 3 severe cases) were still under treatment and 3 suspected cases pending test results. In total, 1,692 imported cases had been confirmed, 1,628 cases cured and discharged, and no fatal cases reported.

3. As of 24:00, 12 May, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 104 confirmed cases (including 10 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 78,189 cured and discharged cases;

c) 4,633 fatal cases;

d) 82,926 confirmed cases;

e) 4 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 737,901 close contacts traced (including 5,317 still under medical observation).

4. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 12 May, the following asymptomatic cases were reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 8 new cases (1 imported);

b) none turned into confirmed cases;

c) 18 cases released from medical observation (2 imported); and

d) 750 cases still under medical observation (37 imported).

5. As of 24:00, 12 May, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 1,532 confirmed cases:

a) 1,047 in the Hong Kong SAR (including 991 discharged cases and 4 fatal cases);

b) 45 in the Macao SAR (including 42 discharged cases); and

c) 440 in the Taiwan region (including 372 discharged cases and 7 fatal cases).