Zero coronavirus death on Chinese mainland for 13th day

BEIJING
April 28, 2020, 03:52 PM
by Xinhua/UNB

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BEIJING
Publish- April 28, 2020, 03:52 PM
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Zero coronavirus death on Chinese mainland for 13th day

Medical staff of Xiaotangshan Hospital disinfect a ward after the hospital cleared all COVID-19 cases in Beijing, April 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

No coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths were reported on the Chinese mainland for the 13th straight day until Monday, the health authorities said Tuesday.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,836, and 4,633 people had died of the disease by Monday, said Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission at a press conference.

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Monday also saw the biggest number of the discharged imported cases in a single day, said Mi.

According to the commission, the total number of imported cases on the mainland reached 1,639 on Monday, of which 1,087 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.