PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (217): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 — China
The general downward trend of new positives and deaths continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus on [27 May 2020].
– 231 139 cumulative cases, increase of 584 from 26 May 2020;
– 50 966 people are currently positive for the virus;
– 147 101 people have recovered;
– 7729 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 505 in intensive care, and 42 732 are in home isolation;
– 33 072 deaths have been reported; however, this number