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Cumulative Number of Reported Probable Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

From: 1 Nov 20021 To: 26 Apr 2003, 17:00 GMT+2

See Affected Areas, 26 April 2003

Country   Cumulative number of case(s)2  Number of new cases since last WHO update2   Final status/ Number of deaths   Final status/ Number recovered3 Local chain(s) of transmission4   Date of last report  
Australia   4   0   0   3   None   23-Apr-2003  
Brazil   2   0   0   2   None   24-Apr-2003  
Bulgaria   1   0   0   0   None   24-Apr-2003  
Canada   142  2  18  77  Yes   26-Apr-2003  
China   2753  154  122  1285  Yes   26-Apr-2003  
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region5   1527  17   121   632   Yes   26-Apr-2003  
China, Taiwan   49   8   0   25   Yes   25-Apr-2003  
France   5   0   0   1   None   21-Apr-2003  
Germany   7   0   0   6   None   25-Apr-2003  
India   1   0   0   1   None   21-Apr-2003  
Indonesia   1   0   0   1   None   23-Apr-2003  
Italy   4   0   0   3   None   24-Apr-2003  
Japan   2   0   0   0   None   26-Apr-2003  
Kuwait   1   0   0   1   None   20-Apr-2003  
Malaysia   5   0   2   2   None   24-Apr-2003  
Mongolia   5   2   0   3   None   26-Apr-2003  
Philippines   4   2   2   1   None   26-Apr-2003  
Republic of Ireland   1   0   0   1   None   24-Apr-2003  
Romania   1   0   0   1   None   22-Apr-2003  
Singapore   198   3   21   126   Yes   26-Apr-2003  
South Africa   1   0   0   0   None   9-Apr-2003  
Spain   1   0   0   1   None   24-Apr-2003  
Sweden   3   0   0   2   None   23-Apr-2003  
Switzerland   1   0   0   1   None   21-Apr-2003  
Thailand   7   0   2   5   None   26-Apr-2003  
United Kingdom   6   0   0   6   Yes   26-Apr-2003  
United States   41   2   0   not available   Yes   25-Apr-2003  
Viet Nam   63   0   5   53   Yes   26-Apr-2003  
Total   4836   190   293   2239      

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. A decrease in the number of cumulative cases and discrepancies in the difference between cumulative number of cases of the last and the current WHO update are attributed to the discarding of cases.

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 Affected Areas.

5. One death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.