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One new coronavirus case reported in the city

One new coronavirus case was reported in Shanghai during the past 12 hours as of midday Tuesday, said the Shanghai Health Commission. Meanwhile, another 13 suspected cases have been ruled out, said the commission.

The newly diagnosed case is a Shanghai resident who lives in Qingpu District. The man went to Henan Province with his family to visit relatives on January 20 and returned to Shanghai on February 9. He developed a fever on February 22 and went to the hospital the following day.

So far, the city has reported 336 infections and ruled out 2,231 suspected cases.

Among all confirmed patients, aged between 7 months and 88 years old, 144 have traveled or lived in Hubei Province, 34 have traveled or lived in other regions, and 158 had contact history with infected persons.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-25 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
Fengxian	9
Yangpu	9
Jiading	9
Hongkou	7
Huangpu	6
Qingpu	6 (+1)
Chongming	4
Jinshan	3

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-25 18:46 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	64786	2563
Guangdong	1347	7
Henan	1271	19
Zhejiang	1205	1

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