As of April 16, 2013 (20:00 Beijing Time), additional 14 cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus were laboratory confirmed (18:00 April 15 - 20:00 April 16 Beijing Time). Six cases are from Shanghai, three from Jiangsu, and five from Zhejiang.
To date, a total of 77 cases have been laboratory confirmed with influenza A(H7N9) virus in mainland China, including 16 deaths. These cases are distributed over 6 provinces/municipalities, including Beijing (1 case, 0 death), Shanghai (30 cases, 11 deaths), Jiangsu (20 cases, 2 death), Zhejiang (21 cases, 2 deaths), Anhui (3 cases, 1 death) and Henan (2 cases, 0 death).So far, all confirmed human infections with A(H7N9) are sporadic cases, and there is no evidence of ongoing human-to-human transmission.
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