Cumulative Number of Reported Probable1 Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20022 To: 18 Apr 2003, 15:00 GMT+2
See Affected Areas, 18 April 2003
Final Status Local chain(s) of transmission4 Date of last report None 17 Apr 2003 None 16 Apr 2003 Yes 18 Apr 2003 Yes 19 Apr 2003 Yes 19 Apr 2003 Yes 18 Apr 2003 None 18 Apr 2003 None 18 Apr 2003 None 18 Apr 2003 None 19 Apr 2003 18 Apr 2003 18 Apr 2003
Notes: Country Cumulative number of case(s) Number of new cases since last WHO update Number of deaths Number recovered3 Australia 3 0 0 3 Brazil 2 0 0 0 Canada 132 6 12 54 China 1512 30 65 1140 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5 1358 31 81 363 China, Taiwan 29 0 0 17 France 5 0 0 1 Germany 6 0 0 4 India 1 0 0 1 Indonesia 1 0 0 0 Italy 3 0 0 2 None Japan 4 0 0 0 None Kuwait 1 0 0 0 None 9 Apr 2003 Malaysia 5 0 1 0 None 16 Apr 2003 Mongolia 3 0 0 3 None 17 Apr 2003 Philippines 1 0 0 1 None 14 Apr 2003 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 None 18 Apr 2003 Romania 1 0 0 1 None 18 Apr 2003 Singapore 177 5 16 100 Yes 18 Apr 2003 South Africa 1 0 0 0 None 9 Apr 2003 Spain 1 0 0 0 None 18 Apr 2003 Sweden 3 2 0 0 None 19 Apr 2003 Switzerland 1 0 0 1 None 18 Apr 2003 Thailand 7 0 2 6 None 18 Apr 2003 United Kingdom 6 0 0 5 Yes 19 Apr 2003 United States 220 12 0 not available Yes 18 Apr 2003 Viet Nam 63 0 5 46 Yes 17 Apr 2003 Total 3547 86 182 1749
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. Includes cases who are "discharged" or "recovered" as reported by the national public health authorities.
4. 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 ).
5. One death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.