A new update from the Wuhan Municipal Health Committee. Excerpt from the Google translation:
On January 18, 2020, 0 cases were cured, 5 cases were discharged, 59 cases were newly added, and 1 died. On January 19, 0-22 hours, 1 case was discharged and 77 cases were newly added.
On the basis of continuously regulating the operation of pre-screening and triage of all types of medical institutions at all levels, our city has further increased the screening of suspected cases of pneumonia due to new coronavirus in accordance with the newly revised pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronavirus infection. At the same time, further improve the detection scheme, optimize the detection process, and speed up the detection. The national, provincial and municipal expert groups conducted comprehensive investigations based on clinical manifestations, epidemiological history, and pathogenic test results.
On January 18, 59 newly confirmed cases of pneumonia with new coronavirus infection were newly identified, and on January 19, new coronavirus infections were newly identified. There were 77 confirmed cases of pneumonia, and 136 newly confirmed cases in two days.
Of the 136 patients, 66 were male and 70 were female; the youngest was 25 years old and the oldest was 89 years old; the onset dates were before January 18, 2020; the first symptoms were mostly fever, cough or chest tightness, and dyspnea. According to the newly revised diagnosis and treatment plan, patients were classified according to their severity, severity, and criticality, including 100 cases of mild cases, 33 cases of severe cases, and 3 cases of critical cases (including 1 death).
Epidemiological investigations of new cases are underway, and close contacts are being tracked. As of 22:00 on January 19th, 198 cases of pneumonia of new coronavirus infection have been reported in our city, 25 cases have been cured and 3 cases have been discharged. Currently, 170 cases are still being treated in the hospital, of which 126 cases are mild, 35 cases are severe, and 9 cases are critically ill. They are all under isolation treatment at designated medical institutions in Wuhan.
A total of 817 close contacts have been tracked, 727 medical observations have been lifted, and 90 medical observations are still underway. No related cases were found among the close contacts. We will continue to conduct timely sampling and detection of newly discovered suspected cases.
