H7N9 update: 113 cases, 23 deaths!

25 April 2013 (08:57 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Jumada t-Tania 1434/05 Ordibehest 1391/16 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

China’s Ministry of Finance says it will spend $48.6 million USD on fighting the spread of H7N9.

China’s Zhejiang Province reporting a 50 years old woman, and a 60 years old woman in hospital infected with H7N9.  They are in critical condition.

  Henan Province reporting a man testing positive for H7N9.

Jiangxi Province reporting their first possible H7N9 case, a 69 years old man in the city of Nanchang.  The city also quarantined 14 people.  They are awaiting confirmation from the Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).

Chinese media have been reporting that deaths are up to 23, but they gave no details.

Yesterday, Taiwan reported the first human case outside mainland China.