Latest Virus Data From Hubei Suggests Surge Was One-Off

4,823 cases added in Hubei, after jump of 14,840 on Thursday
Top WHO official said that Thursday’s spike was cumulative

Medical staff check the conditions of patients in Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, Feb. 13.Photographer: Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

February 14, 2020 at 12:20 AM UTC

Updated on

February 14, 2020 at 2:05 AM UTC

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The Chinese province at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak added 4,823 more confirmed cases on Friday, suggesting that a surprise surge in cases reported the day before was a one-off event.

Friday’s increase in the Hubei case-load was much lower than the 14,840 added to the count on Thursday, after the bar was lowered for official diagnosis. The new tally, the first daily count under the new methodology, sets a new benchmark to measure the outbreak.