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This Afternoon:

1 new coronavirus case reported in the city

One new coronavirus infection case was reported in the city on Monday afternoon, with another 23 suspected cases ruled out, the Shanghai Health Commission announced.

So far, the city has reported 332 infections and ruled out 1,772 suspected cases.

Among all confirmed patients, aged between 7 months and 88 years old, 144 have traveled or lived in Hubei Province, 33 have traveled or lived in other regions, and 155 had contact history with infected persons.

A total of 109 patients are from outside the city, while 223 are local residents, including those with registered residency and people staying in the city for over six months.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-17 12:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Location	Confirmed
Pudong	60
Baoshan	21
Xuhui	18
Minhang	18
Jing'an	16
Songjiang	14
Changning	13
Putuo	11
Yangpu	9
Jiading	9
Fengxian	9
Hongkou	7
Huangpu	6
Qingpu	5
Chongming	4
Jinshan	3

Source: Shanghai Daily

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-17 18:05 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	58182	1696
Guangdong	1322	4
Henan	1246	16
Zhejiang	1171	0

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