Cumulative Number of Reported Probable1 Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20022 To: 14 Apr 2003, 16:00 GMT+2
See Affected Areas, 14 April 2003 Final Status Local chain(s) of transmission 3 None
Country Cumulative number of case(s) Number of new cases since last WHO update Number of deaths Number recovered Brazil 2 0 0 0 Canada
100
-1 13
27 Yes China
1418 109
64 1088 Yes China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4
1190
82
47 229 Yes China, Taiwan 23
0 0 7 Yes France 5 0 0 1 None
Germany 6 0 0 4 None
Indonesia
1
1 0
0 None
Italy 3 0 0 2 None
Kuwait 1 0 0 0 None
Malaysia 4 0 1 0 None
Philippines
1 1
0 1 None Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 None Romania 1 0 0 not available None Singapore 158
11
12 84 Yes South Africa 1 0 0 0 None
Spain 1 0 0 0 None
Sweden 1
1 0
0 None
Switzerland 1 0 0 1 None
Thailand 8
0 2 5 None United Kingdom 6
0 0 3 Yes United States
174
8 0 not available Yes Viet Nam
63 1
5 46 Yes Total
3169
213 144 1499
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. 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 suspected cases under investigation.
2. 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.
3. 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 (See Affected Areas ).
4. One death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.