Cumulative Number of Reported Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20021 To: 29 Mar 2003, 15:00 GMT+1
Country
Cumulative number of case(s)
Number of deaths
Local chain(s) of transmission2
Canada 37
3 Yes
China3 806
34 Yes
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
470 10*
Yes China, Taiwan
10 0
Yes France
1 0
None Germany
4 0
None Italy
2 0
None Republic of Ireland
2 0
None Romania
3 0
None Singapore
89 2
Yes Switzerland
3 0
None Thailand
3 1
None United Kingdom
3 0
None United States
59 В§ 0
To be determined Viet Nam
58 4
Yes Total
1550 54
Notes:
Cumulative number of cases includes number of deaths.
As SARS is a
diagnosis of exclusion, the status of a reported case may change over time. This means that
previously reported cases may be discarded after further investigation and follow-up.
1. The start of the period of surveillance has been changed to 1 November 2002 to
capture cases of atypical pneumonia in China that are now recognized as being cases of
SARS.
2. National public health authorities report to WHO on the areas in which
local chain(s) of transmission is/are occurring. These areas are provided on the list of Affected Areas.
3. The reporting
period from Guangdong Province is from 16 November 2002 to 28 February 2003.
В§ Due
to differences in the case definitions being used at a national level, probable cases are
reported by all countries except the United States of America, which is reporting suspect
cases under investigation.
* One death attributed to Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.