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No New SARS Deaths Reported for 1st Time in 2 Months

Washington Post:

For the first time in more than two months, no new deaths were reported yesterday from SARS, the latest indication that the epidemic is subsiding, the World Health Organization said.

The cumulative number of SARS cases worldwide hit 8,402 yesterday, an increase of 10 from the day before. But the number of deaths from severe acute respiratory syndrome was unchanged -- at 772.