The death toll from the earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has risen to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 pm Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured, according to the Information Office of the State Council.
A total of 15.61 million houses in quake areas were damaged nationwide, with 3.13 million collapsed.
As of 8 pm Friday, 116,460 injured people have been hospitalized, with 15,858 people in critical conditions.
Over 28,300 of the total deaths are in the Sichuan province. In its neighbouring regions, 364 were killed in Gansu, 109 in Shaanxi, 15 in Chongqing, 2 in Henan, one in Yunnan, and one in Hubei.
As of 11 am Saturday, 145 aftershocks measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale had been monitored since May 12, Guo Weimin, an official of the Information Office, told a press conference Saturday afternoon. Quakes measuring above 5 on the Richter scale numbered 23.
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