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One more coronavirus case reported in Shanghai

One coronavirus case was reported in Shanghai during the last 12 hours, as of midday Thursday. The new case is a close contact of a confirmed patient, said the Shanghai Health Commission.

Shanghai provides updated information on the coronavirus epidemic every 12 hours.

Meanwhile, another 31 suspected cases were ruled out, according to the health commission.

The newly diagnosed case is a resident of Minhang District.

So far, the city has reported 334 infections and ruled out 1,979 suspected cases.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-20 12:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Location	Confirmed
Pudong	60
Baoshan	21
Minhang	19
Xuhui	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-20 16:36 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	62031	2029
Guangdong	1332	5
Henan	1265	19
Zhejiang	1175	1

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