NHC Update on COVID-19 Cases in China

2020-05-15 11:00

NHC Emergency Response Office

Last updated: 24:00, 13 May

1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 13 May, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 3 confirmed cases (all local cases, 2 in Liaoning and 1 in Jilin);

b) no fatal cases;

c) no suspected cases;

d) 6 cured and discharged cases;

e) 387 close contacts released from medical observation; and

f) 1 fewer severe case.

2. As of 24:00, 13 May, among all the imported cases, 60 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, 1,632 cases cured and discharged, and no fatal cases reported.

3. As of 24:00, 13 May, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 101 confirmed cases (including 9 severe cases) still under treatment;

b) 78,195 cured and discharged cases;

c) 4,633 fatal cases;

d) 82,929 confirmed cases;

e) 4 suspected cases pending test results; and

f) 738,262 close contacts traced (including 5,291 still under medical observation).

4. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 13 May, the following asymptomatic cases were reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

a) 12 new cases (1 imported);

b) 1 turned into confirmed case;

c) 49 cases released from medical observation (2 imported); and

d) 712 cases still under medical observation (36 imported).

5. As of 24:00, 13 May, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan had altogether reported 1,535 confirmed cases:

a) 1,050 in the Hong Kong SAR (including 1,008 discharged cases and 4 fatal cases);

b) 45 in the Macao SAR (including 43 discharged cases); and

c) 440 in the Taiwan region (including 375 discharged cases and 7 fatal cases).