Shanghai confirms 13 new coronavirus cases, total now 53
The Shanghai Health Commission confirmed 13 cases of the novel coronavirus infection, with one in critical condition on Sunday.
The total number of viral infections rose to 53 as of Sunday midnight. Forty-nine were in stable condition, two were seriously ill, one was healed and one died.
In terms of gender, 29 were male and 24 were female. Age-wise, the youngest was 7 while the oldest was 88.
Among the patients, 20 have lived in Hubei, 21 have traveled to Hubei, and the remaining 12 have a history of contact with those infected.
Currently, 90 suspected cases are under monitoring.
The commission also issued the distribution of the 30 infected Shanghai residents according to their districts. Seven were from Pudong, five from Changning, five from Jing’an, three from Xuhui, two each from Hongkou, Minhang and Qingpu district, and one each from Huangpu, Baoshan, Jiading and Fengxian.
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