NHC Update: Total Cured and Discharged Cases Surpass 30,000

　　1. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 26 February, the following were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

　　a) 433 confirmed cases;

　　b) 29 fatal cases (including 26 in Hubei, 1 in Beijing, Heilongjiang and Henan respectively);

　　c) 508 suspected cases;

　　d) 2,750 cured and discharged cases;

　　e) 12,823 close contacts released from medical observation; and

　　f) 406 fewer severe cases.

　　2. As of 24:00, 26 February, the following had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

　　a) 43,258 confirmed cases (including 8,346 severe cases) still under treatment;

　　b) 32,495 cured and discharged cases;

　　c) 2,744 fatal cases;

　　d) 78,497 confirmed cases;

　　e) 2,358 suspected cases; and

　　f) 652,174 close contacts traced (including 71,572 still under medical observation).

　　3. Between 00:00 and 24:00, 26 February, the following were newly reported by Hubei:

　　a) 409 confirmed cases (including 383 in Wuhan);

　　b) 2,288 cured and discharged cases (including 1,535 in Wuhan);

　　c) 26 fatal cases (including 19 in Wuhan); and

　　d) 403 suspected cases (including 341 in Wuhan).

　　As of 24:00, 26 February, Hubei had reported:

　　a) 39,755 confirmed cases (including 32,392 in Wuhan) still under treatment;

　　b) 7,984 severe cases (including 7,049 in Wuhan);

　　c) 23,200 cured and discharged cases (including 13,328 in Wuhan);

　　d) 2,641 fatal cases (including 2,104 in Wuhan);

　　e) 65,596 confirmed cases (including 47,824 in Wuhan); and

　　f) 2,019 suspected cases (including 1,459 in Wuhan).

　　4. As of 24:00, 26 February, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China, Macau, S.A.R., China and Taiwan, China had altogether reported 133 confirmed cases:

　　a) 91 (including 24 discharged cases and 2 fatal cases) in the Hong Kong, S.A.R., China;

　　b) 10 (including 7 discharged cases) in the Macau, S.A.R., China; and

　　c) 32 (including 5 discharged cases and 1 fatal case) in the Taiwan, China region.