Cumulative Number of Reported Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20021 To: 5 Apr 2003, 17:00 GMT+2
Country
Cumulative number of case(s)
Number of deaths
Local chain(s) of transmission 2
Australia 1
0 None
Belgium 1
0 None
Brazil 1
0 None
Canada 74
7 Yes
China 1220
49 Yes
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
800 20*
Yes China, Taiwan
17 0
Yes France
3 0
None Germany
5 0
None Italy
3 0
None Malaysia
1 1
None Republic of Ireland
1 0
None Romania
1 0
None Singapore
101 6
Yes Spain
1 0
None Switzerland
1 0
None Thailand
7 2
None United Kingdom
4 0
None United States
115В§ 0
None Viet Nam
59 4
Yes Total
2416 89
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 (See http://www.who.int/csr/sars/areas/en/).
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.