Cumulative Number of Reported Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20021 To: 2 Apr 2003, 16:00 GMT+2
Country
Cumulative number of case(s)
Number of deaths
Local chain(s) of transmission2
Australia
1
0
None
Belgium
1
0
None
Canada
58
6
Yes
China
1190
46
Yes
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
708
16*
Yes
China, Taiwan
13
0
Yes
France
1
0
None
Germany
5
0
None
Italy
3
0
None
Republic of Ireland
2
0
None
Romania
3
0
None
Singapore
95
4
Yes
Spain
1
0
None
Switzerland
2
0
None
Thailand
7
2
None
United Kingdom
3
0
None
United States
72В§
0
To be determined
Viet Nam
58
4
Yes
Total
2223
78
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.
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.