The death rate from confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in China was 2.1% Monday evening, well below previous international epidemics of H1N1 flu, MERS and Ebola, Chinese officials said.
The death rate for this new coronavirus epidemic is around 2.1% in China, much lower than other epidemics, and since Saturday we have seen more people recovering from the disease than in succumb, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Tuesday in an online press briefing.
The 2009 H1N1 flu death rate in the United States was 17.4%, and the 2012 MERS death rate was 34.4%, while the Ebola death rate was 40.4% .
However, the death rate from confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Wuhan is 4.9%, which is significantly higher than the national rate of 2.1%, said the Chinese National Health Commission (NHC). at a press conference on Tuesday, explaining that the discrepancy was due to the fact that Wuhan’s early treatment capacity was far below demand.
There were only three hospitals designated to treat patients with severe pneumonia related to the new coronavirus in Wuhan in the early stages, with only 110 beds that were far from sufficient, said Jiao Yahui, an NHC official.
Apart from the designated hospitals, patients infected with the new coronavirus have been distributed in more than 20 medical establishments across the city, due to the lack of unified management and efficient distribution of high-quality medical resources, resulting in a relatively high mortality rate, a explained Mr. Jiao.
The shortage of medical supplies in the fight against the new coronavirus is still strong on the front line, in particular the shortage of medical protective suits and N95 masks, confirmed the commission.
The number of medical personnel sent to Wuhan to fight the epidemic is expected to reach 10,000 by Wednesday, he noted.
A total of 15,000 fever clinics and 2,092 designated hospitals have been appointed across mainland China to fight the epidemic and meet the basic needs of patients, except in Hubei, the center of the epidemic.
More than 3,000 medical staff from major hospitals in a dozen provinces will be dispatched to care for the new hospital units in Wuhan that are treating critical patients with the virus, said Jiao.
<! – enpproperty 756745892020-02-05 11: 16: 21: 468
– .
