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| Chinese mainland reports 2,001 SARS cases |
| CCTV.COM 2003-04-22 09:04:22 |
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The Chinese mainland reported 2,001 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS） by April 21, of which 1,201 patients had been cured and discharged and 92 had died, according to latest statistics provided by Ministry of Health Monday.
From April 19 to 21, the mainland reported 194 new SARS cases, with 36 patients discharged and 13 deaths.
Of the new cases, Guangdong reported 13 cases, 26 discharged and two deaths； Beijing, 143 cases, 10 discharged and seven deaths； Shanxi, 12 cases； Inner Mongolia, five cases, three deaths； Sichuan, three cases, one death； Guangxi, two cases； Henan, one case； Ningxia, four cases； Jilin, three cases； Zhejiang, three cases； Liaoning, two cases； Gansu, two cases； Shaanxi, one case.
The reason for the rapid increase in SARS patients in Beijing was attributed to the confirmation of certain suspected cases as SARS after further examination.
Of the total 2,001 SARS patients in the country, 456 are medical workers. Guangdong's total cases were 1,317 （including 329 medical workers）, with 1,136 discharged and 48 deaths； Beijing, 482 cases （78 medical workers）, with 43 discharged and 25 deaths； Shanxi, 120 cases （45 medical workers）, six discharged, seven deaths； Sichuan, eight cases, three discharged, two deaths； Jilin,three cases； Shaanxi, one case； Liaoning, two cases； Guangxi, 14 cases, eight discharged, three deaths； Hunan, six cases, five discharged, one death； Henan, three cases； Inner Mongolia, 30 cases （four medical workers）, six deaths； Shanghai, two cases.
Nationally, 533 suspected cases were reported from April 19 to 21. By April 21, the Chinese mainland has reported a total 753 suspected cases, including 610 cases in Beijing, 61 in Shanxi, onein Guangxi, 48 in Inner Mongolia, one in Hunan, seven in Sichuan, eight in Shanghai, one in Henan, one in Jilin, seven in Hebei, four in Shaanxi, two in Tianjin, one in Xinjiang and one in Chongqing.
The marked increase in suspected cases in Beijing was due to the strict quarantine measures and improved surveillance and reporting efforts. As a result, the suspected cases, which were once scattered in quarantine wards in different medical institutions, were now gathered in designated hospitals for treatment.
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Editor: Zhao Xuan Source:Xinhua
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