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Health Ministry reports 118 new SARS cases
   CCTV.COM   2003-05-09 17:05:18   
    There were 118 new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and 6 new deaths between 10:00 a.m. May 8 and 10:00 a.m. May 9 on the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Health reported in Beijing Friday.

    The accumulative SARS cases rose to 4,805; the death toll 230 and the number of SARS patients discharged from hospitals, 1,582, the ministry said.

    Beijing reported 48 new SARS cases and 2 deaths from 10:00 a.m. May 8 to 10:00 a.m. May 9, the Ministry of Health said.


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