The latest statistics on the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak released by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China and the Hubei Provincial Health Commission on Wednesday pointed to some good news and reflect an increasingly clear trend in the coronavirus control.
A Newsletter of the Chinese Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday said the statistics released by the NHC, as of 18 February, showed 1,824 cured and discharged cases were newly reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, surpassing the number of confirmed cases, which stood at 1,749.
As of 18 February, 57,805 confirmed cases still under treatment had been reported by the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps compared with 58,016 on 17 February, indicating a decline.
The Newsletter said further that the number of cured and discharged cases nationwide of 1,824, exceeds 1,000 for the seventh day running.
The numbers of cured and discharged cases in the past six days were 1,701 (17 February), 1,425 (16 February), 1,323 (15 February), 1,373 (14 February), 1,081 (13 February), and 1,171 (12 February) respectively.
According to the Newsletter, as of 18 February, the number of new confirmed cases outside Hubei stood at 56, marking the 15th day of consecutive decline.
