The Press Office under the Ministry of Health published Wednesday afternoon a press release on the latest SARS situation on the Chinese mainland.

From 10:00 am June 17 to 10:00 am June 18, the Chinese mainland reported no new diagnosed or suspected SARS case, 37 patients recovered and discharged from hospital, and 1 death. Beijing reported 34 patients recovered and 1 death; Zhejiang reported 2 patients recovered; and Shanxi reported 1 patient recovered.

From 10:00 am June 17 to 10:00 am June 18, Guangdong reported 2 misdiagnosed suspected cases, and Beijing reported 1 misdiagnosed suspected case.

Now 210 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on the Chinese mainland, including 169 from Beijing, 3 from Liaoning, 1 from Sichuan, 17 from Tianjin, 11 from Shanxi, 3 from Guangdong, 2 each from Inner Mongolia and Shanghai, and 1 each from Guangxi and Chongqing.

The Chinese mainland reported 47 suspected cases, including 4 from Beijing, 1 from Liaoning, 1 from Sichuan, 29 from Tianjin, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 3 from Guangdong, and 1 from Xinjiang.

According to the statistical standard of the WHO, by 10:00 am June 18, provinces on the Chinese mainland reporting SARS cases included Beijing, Liaoning and Sichuan. Beijing had reported no new diagnosed case for 12 days, and 1 case diagnosed on June 11 had been ruled out on June 13. Liaoning had reported no local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 15 days. Sichuan had reported no local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 12 days.

(China.org.cn June 18, 2003)