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

From 10:00 am June 24 to 10:00 am June 25, Guangdong reported 1 new diagnosed SARS case (which used to be a suspected patient who had been hospitalized for treatment since June 6). The Chinese mainland reported a total of 15 patients recovered and discharged from hospital, including 3 from Beijing, 5 from Tianjin, 3 from Liaoning, 2 from Inner Mongolia and 1 each from Shanxi and Sichuan. Beijing also reported 1 death.

Now 44 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on the Chinese mainland, including 39 from Beijing, 4 from Guangdong, 1 from Shanghai.

The Chinese mainland reported no suspected case.

(China.org.cn June 25, 2003)