Both confirmed and suspected cases of the new coronavirus continued to increase, according to data released by the National Health Commission on the morning of January 31.
The total number of confirmed cases of the virus rose to 9,692 as of midnight January 30, including 213 deaths. Among them, 1982 cases and 43 new deaths were reported on January 30.
A total of 4,812 new suspected cases were reported on 30 January, bringing the total number of suspected infections to 15,238 according to the commission. Since day one, the commission has reported 4,148 new suspected cases, indicating that the disease is still spreading.
The committee said that while 1,527 patients were still in serious condition, 171 people had been released from hospitals after being treated.
Of the 102,427 people who have had direct contact with infected patients under medical surveillance, 4,201 were released from surveillance on 30 January.
Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, recorded 1,220 new confirmed cases and 42 new deaths on January 30, bringing the total to 5,806 cases and 204 deaths, according to the provincial health commission.
There are still 5,486 people who have contracted the disease in the hospital undergoing treatment. Of these, 804 have serious symptoms and 290 are in critical condition as medical monitoring continues on 32,340 people.
