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Daily summary of reported cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)


CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF REPORTED SUSPECT AND PROBABLE CASES

OF

SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

FROM: 1 FEB 2003

TO: 17 MAR 2003

Country

Total number of case(s)

Number of deaths

Local transmission

Germany

 

1

0

None*

Canada

8

2

Yes

Singapore

20

0

Yes

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

95

1 **

Yes

Switzerland

2

0

To be determined

Thailand

1

0

None*

Viet Nam

40

1

Yes

Total

167

4

 

Notes:

* Imported cases immediately isolated. Not to be considered as affected areas.

**The death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam .

 

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