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February 26 (GMT):

United States:
The U.S. CDC yesterday suggested that the risk of a coronavirus pandemic is likely and is alerting the public to begin preparing for community spread in the United States. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director declared: "It's not a question of if. It's a question of when and how many people will be infected."The city of San Francisco declared on Tuesday a state of emergency even if at the moment there are no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the area.President Trump will hold a news conference on Covid-19 today at 6:00 PM ET.

Number of tests and positivity rate for Covid-19 as of today

UK: 7,132 concluded tests, of which 13 positive (0.2% positivity rate).

Italy: 9,462 tests, of which 383 positive (4.0% positivity rate), awaiting results: unknown.

France: 762 tests, of which 17 positive (2.2% positivity rate), 179 awaiting results.

Austria: 321 tests, of which 2 positive (0.6% positivity rate), awaiting results: unknown.

• 1^st case in North Macedonia: a woman who had recently returned from Italy.
• 2 new cases in Pakistan (1^st cases in the country). "No need to panic, things are under control" says Pakistani Minister of Health, Zafar Mirza.
• Milan (population of about 1.5 million people) has 2 confirmed cases. For comparison, among travelers returning from Milan, there are at least 5 confirmed cases: in Croatia, Germany, France, Spain, and Finland.
• 1 new case in Finland: a woman of working age who had travelled to Milan.
• 60 new cases and 1 new death in Italy: a 69-year-old man from the Lodi area who was hospitalized in Emilia Romagna and had existing respiratory problems. The virus has now spread in half of the Italian's regions: Lombardy: 261 cases and 9 deaths | Veneto: 72 cases and 2 deaths| Emilia Romagna: 30 cases and 1 death | Piedmont: 3 cases | Lazio: 3 cases | Liguria: 6 cases | Tuscany: 2 cases | Sicily: 3 cases | Marche: 2 cases (both in Pesaro ) | Alto Adige: 1 case. A total of 35 cases are currently in intensive care.
• 1 new case in Lebanon: a woman who had returned last week from Iran on the same flight as the first case.
• 1 new case in Germany (in North-Rhine Westphalia): a 47 year-old with pre-existing conditions. He had been in contact with an acquaintance who had recently returned from China. He is in critical condition.
• 3 new cases in Spain, two of which had recently returned from Italy:
  - a 62 year old man in Sevilla (Andalusia).
  - a 36 year old Italian woman resident in Barcelona (Catalunya) who had travelled to Northern Italy.
  - a 24 year old man in Madrid who travelled to Italy.
• 3 new cases and 4 new discharged patients in Singapore.
• 1 new case in Canada (Ontario).
• 1^st case in Greece: a 38-year-old woman from Thessaloniki who recently returned from a trip to northern Italy. She is now suffering from viral pneumonia but is in good condition. The patient has no existing health problem. [source]
• 14 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship: 9 crew members and 5 passengers.
• UK: About 30 schools have shut for a fortnight after pupils return from half term ski trips to Italy.
• 3 new cases and 1 new death in France: a 60 year old teacher from the Oise region.
• 4 new cases in Hong Kong: 2 of which from the Diamond Princess cruise ship:
  - a 21-year-old woman who had a fever on board the ship on Feb. 12 and was fine afterwards.
  - a 16-year-old man (youngest confirmed patient to date in Hong Kong) who had runny nose on the ship on Feb. 17 and is currently hospitalized at Queen Mary Hospital.
• 1 new case in Australia is a former passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship. 8 of the 23 cases in Australia had been on the ship. [source]
• 44 new cases and 3 new deaths in Iran. [source] [source]
  - Epicenter of the outbreak is the central city of Qom.
  - Schools and cultural institutions closed for a week in over 10 provinces as of Tuesday Feb. 25 in order to "prepare schools" which have to be disinfected and sanitized.
  - More than 1750 tests performed.
  - Iran's Deputy Health Minister falls ill with coronavirus (video).
  - Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee cautioned yesterday that "those regional states which have kept the number of their coronavirus-infected patients confidential will be bombarded by media reports about their conditions in the next few days."
• 284 new cases and 1 new death in South Korea: Death of a 73-year-old male [source] [source]
• 14 new cases in Kuwait: a woman coming from Iran, an additional 6 citizens who had traveled to Iran, and other 7 cases when the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that the total had increased to 25 cases. [source] [source] [source]
• 1 new case in Croatia: the brother of the first case, infected after visiting Milan in Italy.
• 3 new cases in Bahrain: Bahraini women who had returned through indirect flights from Iran. Testing was conducted immediately upon their arrival at the Bahrain International Airport in the hall designated for testing.
• 1 new case in Taiwan: a 27-year-old female foreigner with only a slight throat discomfort. She is linked to the clustering incident in a hospital for which 53 people among patients and caregivers have been tested, resulting in 5 confirmed cases, 141 negatives, and 7 awaiting results.
• 11 new cases and 1 new death in Japan: an elderly person in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
• 3 new cases in Thailand. Health Minister Anutin urges citizens to avoid traveling abroad if possible. "For the airlines, please reduce promotions," he said. "Even though tickets are cheap, it could be your last holiday." Health officials have been prohibited to visit at risk countries, which are: China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Italy, Iran, and Japan. "We are entering a full war with Covid-19" Anutin said. [source] [source]

We're in a phase of preparedness for a potential pandemic (WHO)

February 25:

• 406 new cases (of which 401 in Hubei) and 52 new deaths (all in Hubei) occurred in China on Feb. 25, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China and Hubei. [source] [source]

• 1^st case in Brazil.
• 1 new death in South Korea: a female patient who died of acute respiratory failure after being admitted to the hospital for pneumonia only two days earlier, on Feb. 23.
• 1 new death on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan: a person in their 80s.
• 2 new cases in Italy: 1 in Alto Adige and 1 in Lombardy.
• 60 new cases in South Korea (including 49 in Daegu, 5 in Gyeonggi Province, 3 in Busan, and 2 in Seoul).
  - Sharp decline in new cases compared to previous morning's report (of 161 new cases)
  - The two clusters at the Sincheon Daegu Church (in Daegu) and at the Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (in Daegu's neighboring county of Cheongdo), account for over 50% of total cases within South Korea. [source] [source]

February 24:

• 508 new cases (499 in Hubei) and 71 new deaths (68 in Hubei) occurred in China on Feb. 24, reported the National Health Commission (NHC) of China. Cumulative total: 77,658 cases. [source] [source]
• 1 new case in Spain (Tenerife): an Italian from Lombardy, on vacation there.
• 1 new case in Bahrain.
• 2 new cases in Kuwait.All festivals marking the National Days have been cancelled sine die. "This is an exceptional situation, which needs exceptional and restrictive procedures."
• 18 new cases in the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
• 1 new case in Canada (B.C.): a man in his 40s in the Fraser Health region who had close contact with the sixth case in B.C.
ITALY OUTBREAK (Day #4)


4 new deaths in Italy (an initially confirmed death of a woman from Crema has been later retracted and not attributed to coronavirus:
- a 62-year old man from Como with pre-existing conditions.
- a 80-year-old man in Milan (Sacco hospital).
- a 84-year-old man in Bergamo (Lombardy) with pre-existing medical conditions. [source]
- a 88-year-old man in Caselle Landi (Lombardy).

Total case progression in Italy:
• Feb. 24: 229 cases (day still in progress)
• Feb. 23: 157 cases
• Feb. 22:   79 cases
• Feb. 21:   21 cases
• Feb. 20:   4 cases
A client of a bar in Vo' Euganeo (Veneto epicenter) had been to Codogno (Lombardy epicenter). He is now being tested.
Joint WHO and ECDC mission to arrive in Italy tomorrow.
In Milan: some people fled, some stocked up on essentials, others simply called for calm.

- 172 cases in Lombardy including 4 deaths. Total includes 3 tourists from Lombardy whose cases was confirmed in Trentino Alto Adige but have now returned to Lombardy. ). "In the coming days the number of new cases should decrease, according to experts" said Lombardy governor Fontana. [audio source from 2'].

-   33 in Veneto (including 1 death): 25 in Vo' Euganeo, 4 in Mirano, and 4 in Venice.

-   18 in Emilia Romagna: 9 new cases today include: 1 in the Modena area (who had traveled several times to the Lodi area in Lombardy), 2 in Parma, and 5 in Piacenza (of which 4 from the Lodi area).
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-   3 in Piedmont.

-   3 in Rome (including 1 person who had been repatriated).

• First 2 cases in Oman: two woman who had visited Iran. They are in stable condition.
• 5 new cases in Hong Kong. [source]
  - 2 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
  - 2 woman in their 50s and 60s from Buddhist hall.
  - a 35-year-old businessman who returned from mainland China on Feb. 7.
• 1 new case in Singapore is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore. 2 new discharges.
• 1^st case in Iraq: an Iranian student who entered Iraq before the border with Iran was closed.
• 2 new cases in Taiwan. [source 5 recovered to date.
• 70 new cases and 1 new death in South Korea.
• 4 new deaths and 18 new cases (3 retracted) in Iran. Claim of 50 deaths rejected by Health Ministry
  
  - Iranian officials said that people who illegally entered Iran from Pakistan, Afghanistan and China were the source of the outbreak.
  
  - Canada, Lebanon, and today also Kuwait, Oman, and Iraq, have all confirmed cases of travelers from Iran.
  
  - Daily sanitization of Tehran’s metro and public transportation implemented.
  
  - Schools closed in at least 10 provinces. University classes suspended.
  
  - Attendance at soccer matches, movie theaters, and other public venues suspended.
  
  
• 1^st case in Afghanistan: state of emergency announced in the Western province of Herat, which borders Iran.
• 3 new cases in Kuwait (1^st cases), all returning from the Iranian city of Mashhad.
  - 53-year-old Kuwaiti citizen (asymptomatic).
  - 61-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen (asymptomatic).
  - 21-year-old of undisclosed nationality (with symptoms).
  
• 1^st case in Bahrain: a Bahraini citizen arriving from Iran.
• 409 new cases (of which 398 in Hubei) and 150 new deaths (of which 149 in Hubei) occurred in China (of which 366 new cases and 106 new deaths in Hubei province) on February 23, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.
• 161 new cases and 1 death in South Korea [source]

February 23:

Opinion: Tipping point seems a lot closer after the past 24 hours

• 1 new case in Canada (Toronto) is a woman who arrived from China on Feb. 21. [source]
• 1 new case in Israel is a former passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
• 4 new case in the UK are former passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
• 1 new death in Hubei province, China, of Huang Wenjun, a 42-year-old doctor.
• 57 new cases (55 crew members and 2 passengers, of which 52 asymptomatic) and 1 new death (a man in his 80s) from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. [source]
• 2 new deaths and 14 new cases in Iran. [source]
• 2 new cases in Taiwan: father an son, in their late 80s and 50s. [source]
  
  - The older man, a kidney dialysis patient with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, had symptoms such as cough and runny nose on Feb. 6, developed fever and was diagnosed with pneumonia on Feb. 9, and had shortness of breath on Feb. 16, when he was transferred to the intensive care unit.
  
  - The son, whose brother had returned from China on Feb. 2, started showing symptoms two days prior, on Jan 31. He had a fever, runny nose and sore throat on Jan. 31, went to the clinic on Feb. 4 and, due to continuous fever, went to the emergency room on Feb. 8, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. He returned home for independent health management, but went back to the hospital twice - on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 - before being isolated on Feb. 21.
• 12 new cases in Japan, including:
  
  - a man in his 40s living in Chiba Prefecture who, after the onset of joint and muscle pain on Feb. 12, has been on a business trip to Hiroshima and Gifu prefectures.
  
  - a woman in her 50s who works as a part-time school lunch attendant in Hokkaido. She had sore throat on February 15. She wore a mask, a white coat, and gloves, and carried lunches to 194 school children from the serving room to each classroom using a wagon.
• 1 new case in Australia from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
• 18 new cases and 1 new death occurred outside of Hubei province in China on February 22, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China,
• 630 new cases and 96 new deaths were reported by Hubei province in China for Feb. 22.

February 22:

• 3 new cases in South Korea.
• First possible case in Iraq was later retracted.
• 1 new case in Hong Kong.
• 3 new case in Singapore: 1 from the Grace Assembly of God church, 1 repatriated from Wuhan, and 1 with contact tracing underway to establish links or travel history to China. 2 new discharges, for a cumulative total of 49 fully recovered cases.
• 2 new cases in the United Arab Emirates: a 70-year-old Iranian national and his wife.
• 18 new cases in Japan.
• 2 new deaths and 11 new cases in Iran.
• 87 new cases in South Korea bringing the total to 433. Last few days progression of total cases in South Korea:
• Feb. 22: 433 cases
• Feb. 21: 209 cases
• Feb. 20: 111 cases
• Feb. 19:  58 cases
• Feb. 18:   31 cases
  
  [country-level pages with statistics and graphs coming soon]
• 2 new cases in Australia (Victoria residents) from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, bringing the country's total to 21 (of which 6 repatriated from the cruise ship in Japan)
• 1 new case in Japan.
• 142 new cases in South Korea, of which 92 linked to the Cheongdo Daenam Hospital, 38 to the Sincheon Daegu Church, and 12 unknown pending investigation.

February 21:

• 397 new cases and 109 new deaths occurred in China (of which 366 new cases and 106 new deaths in Hubei province) on February 21, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China, which has also reported revisions to Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 numbers, both national and for Hubei. We will adjust our statistics accordingly.
• 1^st death in Italy: a 77 year old man in Vò Euganeo (Padua). The man had been in the hospital for the past ten days due to other health problems. Schools and shops in the town to be closed in an attempt to prevent the virus from spreading, said Veneto governor Zaia.
• 3 new cases in South Korea.
• 1 new case in the United States in Sacramento County, California. The individual had returned from China on Feb. 2 and has so far shown no symptoms.
• 12 new cases in Italy. New cases include:
• 5 health workers and 3 patients in the Codogno Hospital.
• the son of a bar owner who practiced sport with the man.
• 3 clients of the bar.
• a couple, aged 78 and 67 years old, in critical condition in the Veneto region (the man has later died).
• 7 new cases in the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, in addition to the 11 previously confirmed, for a total of 18 from the ship.
• 2 new cases in the United Arab Emirates: contacts of a previous case.
• 2 new cases in Australia: two Queenslanders women, aged 54 and 55, who had been evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
• 1 new case in Singapore.
• 1^st case in Lebanon confirmed by the Minister of Health.
• Hubei province in China has corrected its Feb. 20 previously reported numbers to include 220 additional new cases reported "on a hand-written card" by the prison department during the night. The total is being revised from 62,442 to 62,662 cases.
• 3 new cases in Italy, contacts of the cases reported earlier today near Milan, in Lombardy region. "All citizens of Castiglione d'Adda, Codogno and Casalpusterlengo are invited, as a precaution, to stay home and avoid social contacts" a regional government official said in a note.
• 12 new cases in Japan, of which 3 in Tokyo.
• 1 new death in South Korea: a 54 year-old woman.
• 1^st case in Israel: a passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship who was found to have the virus only after returning to Israel.
• 2 new deaths and 13 new cases in Iran: 7 in Qom, 4 in Tehran, and 2 in Rasht.
• 2 new cases in Italy: the wife (eight-month pregnant) and friend of the previously confirmed case of a 38-year-old man near Milan, who is now in critical condition in intensive care. In early February, the man had dinner with a friend who had recently returned from China. He went to the emergency room on Feb.15 and again on Feb. 19. The friend is now undergoing tests. About 160 contacts of the man have been put under quarantine. Emergency procedures are being set in place in the firm where the man works.
• 11 new cases in the United States are former passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan who were evacuated on Feb. 17. The CDC has verified the test results performed by the Nebraska Public Health lab.
• 1 death in China, yesterday, of a 29-year-old doctor in Wuahn, Peng Yinhua, who worked in respiratory and critical care at the First People’s Hospital in Jiangxia district, Wuahn. He was hospitalized on Jan. 25 and his condition dramatically worsened by Jan. 30.
• 48 new cases in South Korea, bringing the total to 204. "Currently, the COVID-19 situation at home is that the scope of mass outbreak via a single exposure is relatively big," KCDC Director Jung Eun-kyeong said in a statement.
• 2 new cases in Taiwan: the 40-year-old daughter and the 20-year-old granddaughter of a previously confirmed case.
• 3 new cases in Japan, including a woman in her 40s who had a low-grade fever on Feb. 16, a 38° fever on Feb. 17, and is now being treated at home.
• 1 new case in Canada (British Columbia): a woman in her 30s recently returned from travel to Iran.
• 45 new cases in South Korea.
• 1 new case in the United States (Humboldt County, in Northern California). A close contact who has symptoms is being tested as well. They are both "doing well" and self-isolating at home.

February 20:

• 2 new cases in Australia, passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
• 1 new case in Italy: a 38 year-old man, currently being treated in intensive care.
• 5 new cases in South Korea, including a 22 year-old Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju who had recently visited his hometown, Daegu.
• 411 new cases and 115 new deaths were confirmed by Hubei province for February 20.
• 1 new case in Singapore. 3 more discharged. [Pdf from Ministry of Health]
• 13 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
• 10 new cases in Japan, including:
  
  
  • a woman in her 60s, wife of previous case in Kyushu. She had chills on the Feb. 17 and fever the next day.
  • a man in his 80s who got infected at the "Sagamihara Central Hospital."
  • a man in his 80s in Okinawam but with no contact with the passengers of the cruise ship.
  • a woman in her 70s who had a 38° fever for a few minutes on Feb. 14, then went on a bus tour until Feb. 16, visited a medical institution on Feb. 18, and showed symptoms of pneumonia on Feb. 19.
  • a man in his 40s who reported chills, sweating and malaise on Feb. 15, and had symptoms such as fever, muscle pain and cough on Feb. 18. The man has no recent travel history abroad and attended the Sapporo Snow Festival where a previously infected case was present
  • 2 government employees who had done office work on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
• 3 new cases in Iran: two in Qom and one in Arak. All three patients are Iranian nationals. (The Islamic Republic News Agency).
• 1 death in South Korea.
• The mayor of Daegu (South Korea), Kwon Young-jin, urged its 2.5 million residents to refrain from going outside and to wear masks even indoors if possible. He called for urgent help from the central government in Seoul. Meanwhile, Vice Health and Welfare Minister Kim Kang-lip cautioned that: "at this stage, (the government) judged that COVID-19 is spreading locally with a limited scope." Virus alert was not raised, with its level kept at "orange" (third highest).
• The Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu, attended by the 31st case (a possible "super spreader"), has been shut down after about 10 members tested positive for the virus. About 1,000 members attended worship at the church.
• 22 new cases in South Korea (in the city of Daegu): all associated with the the first confirmed patient in the region.
  
• 2 deaths among the passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan: a man and a woman in their 80s. The man had pre-existing conditions which included bronchial asthma.
• 1 new case in Taiwan, bringing the total to 24. The source of infection for this latest case has not been traced. Possible community-based transmission is being investigated. Patient is a 60-year-old woman with no travel history abroad in the last two years. She had a fever and cough on Jan. 22, went to the clinic four times and was diagnosed with common cold and other diseases. Symptoms worsened with shortness of breath. Diagnosed with pneumonia on Jan. 29, hospitalized on Jan. 30, transferred to the intensive care unit on Feb. 10.
• 60 new cases and 6 new deaths occurred outside of Hubei province in China on February 19, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.
• 24 new cases in South Korea (31 cases, of which 24 announced after midnight GMT and 7 cases reported previously). Cases have more than doubled (+165% increase) in the last 24 hours, rising from 31 to 82 (+ 51).

February 19:

• 5 new cases in South Korea. With 27 new cases today, total cases in South Korea have increased by 87% in a single day.
• 349 new cases and 108 new deaths were confirmed by Hubei province for February 19. The report actually confirmed 628 new cases (615 in Wuhan, 5 in Xiantao, 3 in Shiyan, 3 in Suizhou, and 2 in Xiangyang) but at the same time it subtracted 279 cases from the current total due to data corrections applied to previously reported numbers in ten separate locations, specifying how many cases were subtracted in each.
• 2 new cases in South Korea.
• 2 deaths in Iran only hours after announcing the first two cases in the country (The Islamic Republic News Agency).
• 1 new case in Taiwan.
• 3 new cases in Singapore, and 5 new discharges.
• 3 new case in Hong Kong:
  
  
  • the mother in law of a previously reported case.
  • a 68-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman couple with underlying illnesses.
• 2 new cases in Iran “two cases of the new coronavirus in the city of Qom,” confirmed the Government of Iran spokeman Ali Rabiei.
• 79 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. So far, a total of 621 infected people were found among 3,011 passengers and crew members tested (21% infection rate) out of 3,711 total people on the ship.
• 1 new case in Taiwan: the 60-year-old younger sister of the taxi driver who was the first person to die from the virus in Taiwan.
• 5 new cases in South Korea.
• 10 new cases in Japan, including :
  
  
  • a man in his 50s, who was among the 65 people who were brought back from Wuhan on the fifth charter flight.
  • a man in his 60s: a taxi driver who had contacts with people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. He has had fever since last week, and on Feb. 18 developed severe pneumonia with difficulty breathing. He is currently being treated in an intensive care unit.
  • a man in his 60s with initial symptoms of low-grade fever and sore throat. No travel history abroad for at least two weeks prior to onset.
  • a man in his 40s with malaise and muscle pain on Feb. 8 and later diagnosed with pneumonia.
  • a man in his 70s with fever on Feb. 17, then diagnosed with pneumonia before testing positive for COVID-19.
• 1 new death in Hong Kong: a 70-year-old man with underlying health issues (diabetes, hypertension, and kidney problems). He had taken a day trip to mainland China on January 22, then fallen ill on February 2, with his conditions becoming critical on February 14, when his case was confirmed.
• 15 new cases in South Korea.
• 56 new cases and 4 new deaths occurred outside of Hubei province in China on February 18, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.

February 18:

• Report from Hubei province for February 18:
  
  
  • 1,693 new cases
  • 132 new deaths
  • 61,682 cumulative total cases
  • 9,128 cumulative total hospital discharges
  • 43,471 currently hospitalized, of which:
    - 32,225 (74.1%) in mild condition
    - 9,289 (21.4%) serious
    - 1,957 (4.5%) critical
  • 1,266 new hospital discharges
  • 206,807 close contacts have been tracked
• 1 new death in Wuhan is that of Dr. Liu Zhiming, Director of the Wuchang Hospital. "Unfortunately he became infected and passed away at 10:54 Tuesday morning at the age of 51 after all-out efforts to save him failed" reported the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. A medical colleague said that the chief doctor was in good health and did not expect to die from COVID-19. A few days earlier, on February 14, a 59-year-old nurse from the same hospital had died from the disease. A total of at least 7 health workers have died so far among the 1,716 doctors and nurses who got infected with COVID-19.
• 8 new cases in Japan:
  - 3 in Tokyo
  - 3 in Wakayama Prefecture
  - 1 in Aichi Prefecture
  - 1 in Kanagawa Prefecture
• 4 new cases in Singapore:
  - a 57 year-old female and a 50 year-old male, both Singapore citizens, linked to the Grace Assembly of God church.
  - a 35 year-old female Malaysian national related to a previously confirmed case.
  - a 38 year-old female Singapore citizen working at the National University Hospital (NUH) in an administrative function.
• 88 new cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan were confirmed as a result of 681 people being tested (13% infection rate). Of these, 65 people (74%) have no symptoms. So far, a total of 542 infected people were found among 2,404 passengers and crew members tested (23% infection rate) out of 3,711 total people on the ship.
• 2 new case in Hong Kong:
  - a 32-year-old Filipino woman who is the domestic helper of a previously confirmed case.
  - a 58-year-old man with good past health who developed fever and chills since February 11, and cough since February 15.
• 1 new case in South Korea.

February 17:

• 79 new cases and 5 new deaths occurred outside of Hubei province in China on February 17, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.
• Report from Hubei province for February 17:
  
  
  • 1,807 new cases
  • 93 new deaths
  • 59,989 cumulative total cases
  • 7,862 cumulative total hospital discharges
  • 41,957 currently hospitalized, of which:
    - 30,987 (73.9%) in mild condition
    - 9,117 (21.7%) serious
    - 1,853 (4.4%) critical
  • 1,223 new hospital discharges
• 2 new cases in Taiwan:
  - woman in her 80s.
  - man in his 30s who had fever and coughing symptoms from Jan. 28 to Feb. 6.
• 1 new case in Japan: a man in his 60s in the Owari district of Aichi Prefecture who is an acquaintance of a case confirmed on Feb. 16.
• 2 new cases in Hong Kong.
• 2 new cases in Singapore. 5 new discharges. New cases:
  - a 1 year-old male Singaporean, part of the group evacuated from Wuhan on Feb. 9.
  - a 35 year-old male Singaporean with no recent travel history to China but a contact of a previously confirmed case.
  
• 1 new case in Hong Kong.
• 85 new cases onboard the cruise ship in Japan: 12% of passengers and crew (1 out of 8) have so far tested positive for the virus (454 cases out of 3,711).
• 4 new cases in Japan (Wakayama Prefecture).
• 14 new cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan: a group of US citizens whose results for COVID-19 tests (done 2-3 days earlier) arrived while en-route from the cruise ship to the airport for a flight back to the United States.
• 1 new case in Thailand: a 60-year old Chinese woman whose family members earlier contracted the virus.
• 2 new cases in Japan:
  - a hospital staff who was nursing a patient.
  - a 50-year-old male government employee who was engaged in quarantine-related operations on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
• 1 new case in South Korea: the 68-year-old wife of a previously confirmed case.
• 115 new cases and 5 new deaths occurred outside of Hubei province in China on February 16, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.

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