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The quake in numbers

Posted by Tim Johnson

Sat May 17, 12:57 AM ET

Confirmed death toll as of Saturday 2 p.m.: 28,881

Number of injured from quake: 198,347

Number still hospitalized from injuries: 64,040

Allocations in government earthquake relief: $500 million U.S.

Domestic private donations in cash and goods: $454 million US

Emergency supplies already in quake zone: 127,580 tents, 37,700 tents, 170,000 cots

Number of countries offering quake-relief support: 51

Number of medical workers and disease control staff working in quake area: 34,000

Amount of blood at medical stations in quake area: 3.17 million milliliters.

Number of ambulances sent to quake zone: 485

Number of structures destroyed by the quake: 216,000

Number of school buildings destroyed: 6,898.

Number of soldiers, armed police and paramilitary personnel engaged in disaster relief: 130,000.

Sources: Wang Baodong (spokesman of China Embassy in Washington), Xinhua news agency, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Information Office of the State Council.

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