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Health Ministry reports 52 new SARS cases
   CCTV.COM   2003-05-15 15:05:01   
    There were 52 new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and 4 new deaths between 10:00 a.m. May 14 and 10:00 a.m. May 15 on the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Health reported in Beijing on Thursday.

    The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,163; the death toll and the number of SARS patients discharged from hospitals, 271 and 1,858, respectively, the ministry said.

    Beijing reported 27 new SARS cases and one death from 10:00 a.m. May 14 to 10:00 a.m. May 15, according to the Ministry of Health.


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