The incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in the worst-hit Chinese city was on decline, with discharged patients outnumbering those checking in to hospitals for the first time, China's health ministry said on Friday.
The ministry said on its website that the majority of the serious cases had recovered with no fatalities for seven consecutive days in Fuyang in east China's Anhui Province, which had reported the initial outbreak and 22 deaths out of the 32 nationwide.
On Wednesday, Fuyang reported 269 new cases of HFMD, of whom 249 were hospitalized, the ministry said. In comparison, 324 people were discharged. No fatalities were reported that day and very serious cases dropped by 10 from the previous day.
By Wednesday night, 3,764 patients had recovered and 1,340 were still in hospital, according to the ministry.
The ministry's press office said the latest figures in Fuyang were not available yet.
Source: Xinhua
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