China raises Sars toll to 79
2003-04-20 08:59
Beijing - The nationwide death toll from Sars in China now stands at 79 with 1 807 confirmed cases of the illness, the health ministry announced in a statement on Sunday.
The new figures included 18 deaths in Beijing and 339 confirmed cases.
The statement showed 1 304 cases in Guangdong, 108 in Shanxi, 25 in Inner Mongolia, 12 in Guangxi, six in Hunan, five in Sichuan, three in Fujian, two in Shanghai, two in Henan and one in Ningxia.
- AFX