The Press Office under the Ministry of Health published Monday afternoon a press release on the latest SARS situation on the Chinese mainland.

From 10:00 am June 22 to 10:00 am June 23, the Chinese mainland reported no new diagnosed or suspected SARS case, 20 patients recovered and discharged from hospital (all from Beijing), and no death.

Now 77 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on the Chinese mainland, including 46 from Beijing, 17 from Tianjin, 4 from Shanxi, 3 each from Liaoning and Guangdong, 2 from Inner Mongolia, and 1 each from Shanghai and Sichuan.

The Chinese mainland reported 23 suspected cases, including 10 from Tianjin, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 2 each from Beijing and Guangdong, and 1 from Liaoning.

According to the statistical standard of the WHO, by 10:00 am June 23, provinces on the Chinese mainland reporting SARS cases within 20 days included Beijing and Sichuan. Beijing had reported no new diagnosed case for 12 days. Sichuan had reported no local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 17 days.

(China.org.cn June 23, 2003)