Chinese health authorities announced today, Sunday, that the number of deaths due to infection (Corona) has risen to 812 and recorded 37,251 confirmed cases in 31 regions, cities and provinces at the level of Throughout China.

The committee added that the number of new suspected cases reached 3916, indicating that 87 patients worsened their health conditions while 6188 patients remain in critical condition while leaving hospitals 2649 He was ill after being recovered.

The committee also clarified that it was following 371905 people who were in contact with patients infected with the virus, adding that 31124 of them had left the medical observation, but there are still 188,183 others under medical supervision. .

On the other hand, the committee noted that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region registered 26 confirmed cases as of the end of yesterday, Saturday, including one death, while 10 cases were recorded in Macao Special Administrative Region and 17 cases in Taiwan.

For its part, the US embassy in Beijing announced the death of a 60-year-old American who was infected with the "corona virus" in Wuhan, the outbreak center for registration. Thus, the first confirmed death of a foreigner in China, where he contracted the virus, according to official data, recently 19 foreigners recovered, including two.

For his part, an official with the National Administration of Chinese Medicinal Products Jiang De Yuan said that China was quick to approve testing equipment for pneumonia caused by the emerging virus (Corona).

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