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109 more fall victim to SARS

BEIJING APRIL 21. Chinese health authorities on Monday reported two new SARS deaths and 109 new cases in Beijing as the nationwide toll of fatalities rose to 86, the World Health Organisation said.

The new figures raised the death toll in Beijing to 20 and the number of cases of infection to 448. They were included in a daily report by China's Health Ministry to the WHO.

WHO also reported one death in the southern province of Guangdong and another in the northern region of Inner Mongolia. The new national death toll of 86 was an increase of seven over the total of 79 reported on Sunday by the Health Ministry. It wasn't clear where or when the additional three deaths occurred.

The WHO announcement did not give any other details.

Govt. confident

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, the Government efforts to contain the spread of SARS by quarantining households of victims and tracking down potential contacts were paying off, sources said. Health officials were confident about beating the disease. Hong Kong reported six more deaths on Monday, bringing the toll here to 94. There were 22 new cases, for a total of 1,402, but 436 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said 150 suspected cases were identified through stepped-up measures to find people exposed to the disease. Those people have been able to get early treatment — which Hong Kong doctors fighting the disease say is crucial.

AP

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