Latest Update by the Health Commission of Hebei Province on Feb. 8th, 2020:
Between 0:00 and 24:00, Feb 7th, 24 new cases of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus were confirmed in Hebei Province. Of the newly confirmed cases, 5 in Langfang, 5 in Cangzhou, 4 in Tangshan, 4 in Handan, 2 in Qinhuangdao, 2 in Xingtai, 1 in Chengde and 1 in Zhangjiakou. 9 cured and discharged cases were reported on the same day, 4 in Baoding, 2 in Tangshan, 2 in Cangzhou, and 1 in Xingtai. 36 new suspected cases were reported on the same day, of which 7 are in Tangshan, 6 in Qinhuangdao, 6 in Xingtai, 5 in Zhangjiakou, 5 in Baoding, 4 in Cangzhou, 2 in Dingzhou and 1 in Shijiazhuang.
As of 24:00 of Feb. 7th, 2020, 195 cases have been confirmed in Hebei Province accumulatively, including 1 fatal case, 16 severe cases and 25 cured and discharged cases. Of the confirmed cases, 28 are in Cangzhou, 26 in Handan, 24 in Shijiazhuang, 23 in Tangshan, 21 in Xingtai, 20 in Langfang, 18 in Baoding, 14 in Zhangjiakou, 7 in Chengde, 5 in Qinhuangdao and 7 in Hengshui; the one death was in Cangzhou; of the severe cases, 3 are in Zhangjiakou, 3 in Cangzhou, 3 in Xingtai, 2 in Shijiazhuang, 2 in Tangshan, 1 in Baoding, 1 in Handan and 1 in Hengshui. Of the cured and discharged cases, 8 are in Baoding, 4 in Langfang, 4 in Cangzhou, 3 in Shijiazhuang, 2 in Tangshan, 2 in Handan, 1 in Zhangjiakou and 1 in Xingtai. There are currently 81 suspected cases in total.
At present, of the traced 6,720 close contacts, 657 have been released on Feb. 7th and 3,423 are still under isolation and medical observation.