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Coronavirus live updates: cruise ship cases rise to 61 as China mourns whistleblower doctor – latest news Coronavirus live updates: cruise ship cases rise to 61 as China mourns whistleblower doctor – latest news
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Li Wenliang’s death in Wuhan comes as Hong Kong prepares to impose quarantine on mainland travellers. Follow live updatesLi Wenliang’s death in Wuhan comes as Hong Kong prepares to impose quarantine on mainland travellers. Follow live updates
Let’s have a look at those figures from China’s National Health Commission in a little more detail.
The vast number of new cases are in Hubei again. Of 3,143 new cases announced, 2,447 were from Hubei province
Of the 73 new deaths, 69 were in Hubei
But perhaps the more interesting figures are the suspected cases and their location.
On Friday the NHC said there are 4,833 new suspected cases and, of that, 2,622, or 54% of those new cases, are in Hubei province – the centre of the infection.
The commission has given this comparison figure each day since last Saturday (previously it was just a national suspected cases figure). Here’s what they showed:
Friday: 4,833 suspected cases; 2,622 or 54% in Hubei
Thursday: 5,328 suspected cases; 3,230 or 60% in Hubei
Wednesday: 3,971 suspected cases; 1957 or 49% in Hubei
Tuesday: 5,072 suspected cases; 3,182 or 63% in Hubei
Monday: 5,173 suspected cases; 3,260 or 70% in Hubei
Sunday: 4,562 suspected cases; 2,606 or 57% in Hubei
Another 41 people quarantined aboard a cruise liner off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 61.
The dramatic jump in fresh cases follows 10 positive diagnoses among Diamond Princess passengers on Wednesday, and a further 10 on Thursday.
The new cases were among 171 remaining test results. The results of all 273 tests have now been confirmed.
About 3,700 passengers and crew are aboard the ship, but tests were conducted only on people who displayed symptoms or had been in close contact with a Hong Kong man who tested positive after leaving the ship at the end of last month.
Twenty-one of the 41 patients are Japanese, the health minister, Katsunobu Kato, told reporters on Friday. The nationalities of the remaining passengers were not immediately available.
The age range of the newly diagnosed patients suggests that older passengers are particularly vulnerable.
The new cases include three people in their 20s to 40s, three in their 50s, eight in their 60s, 21 in their 70s and six in their 80s, Kato said.
The health ministry said the patients would be transferred to hospitals in Tokyo and several other prefectures, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Australia’s ABC TV is talking to their reporter on the scene where the Diamond Princess is docked. He says some people onboard the ship have been let out of their rooms for short times, but there are others who he believes are still confined to their room.sAustralia’s ABC TV is talking to their reporter on the scene where the Diamond Princess is docked. He says some people onboard the ship have been let out of their rooms for short times, but there are others who he believes are still confined to their room.s
Another 41 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise liner moored in the Japanese port of Yokohama have been diagnosed with coronavirus. This brings the total on the ship to 61. By my calculations also raises Japan’s number of confirmed infections to 86.Another 41 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise liner moored in the Japanese port of Yokohama have been diagnosed with coronavirus. This brings the total on the ship to 61. By my calculations also raises Japan’s number of confirmed infections to 86.
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