Over the past day, 118 new cases of coronavirus infection and 91 asymptomatic carriers have been identified in China. This was announced today, January 19, at the State Committee on Hygiene and Health of the People’s Republic of China.
12 cases are imported: four of them were detected in Shanghai, three each in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, one each in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Another 106 cases are internal: 43 of them were detected in Jilin province, 35 in Hebei province, 27 in Heilongjiang province, and one in Beijing.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, 91 people were identified with confirmed coronavirus and no symptoms, 11 of them came from abroad. There are currently 811 asymptomatic patients under medical supervision in the country, 259 of whom have come from abroad.
In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, Chinese doctors have identified 4,530 cases among those arriving from abroad, of which 4,256 have already recovered and were discharged. 274 people are undergoing treatment, two of them are in serious condition. Not a single infected person who arrived in the PRC from abroad died.
According to the latest data, the total number of confirmed cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus in mainland China has reached 88,454, with 4,635 deaths and 82,432 patients recovered. According to the authorities, there are now 1,387 active cases of the disease in the country, 61 infected are in serious condition.