Guangdong reported 86 new cases of SARS in the first ten days of
April, 40.7 percent less than the same period in March, according
to statistics from the health department of Guangdong Province.
From April 1-10, four patients died while 120 recovered and were
discharged from hospital.
During the period, the provincial capital Guangzhou, where the
instances of SARS are relatively high, reported 54 new cases, down
62.5 percent from the first ten days of March and an 18.2 percent
decrease from the previous ten days, statistics show.
Besides Guangzhou, 32 cases appeared in other cities, including 13
in Jiangmen, 10 in Shenzhen, two in Huizhou, two in Shanwei and one
each in Heyuan, Fuoshan, Zhaoqing, Shantou and Zhanjiang.
By
April 10, Guangdong had cured a total of 1,031 SARS patients with a
recovery rate of 83.2 percent, up 4.2 percent from the figure at
the end of March.
(Xinhua News Agency April 12, 2003)