Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China News

THE death toll of China's massive earthquake remained at 69,170 yesterday while the number of missing people reduced by one, the State Council Information Office said.

The number of the injured also remained unchanged at 374,159 and people reported missing dropped by one to 17,427 after the 8.0-magnitude quake rocked Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.

Hospitals had treated 95,701 injured people as of noon yesterday, of whom 78,854 had been discharged and 14,240 were still being treated. More than 1.41 million quake survivors had been evacuated from the disaster-zone.

The government disaster relief fund had reached 53.76 billion yuan (US$7.68 billion), including 49.15 billion yuan from the central budget and 4.61 billion yuan from the local budget.

Relief supplies continued to pour into the quake zone. About 1.3 million tents, 4.817 million quilts, 14.1 million garments, 1,042,100 tons of fuel oil and 2.22 million tons of coal had been sent by yesterday.

The office said relief workers had built 138,100 temporary houses and another 34,200 were being installed, while the materials for 91,000 makeshift houses had arrived in the affected areas. In addition, domestic and foreign donations had reached 45.65 billion yuan in cash and goods, among which 14.15 billion yuan had been forwarded to the quake-hit areas.

In the 24 hours to noon yesterday, 145 aftershocks were monitored in the quake zone, none above 5.0 magnitude, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

A total of 12,242 aftershocks had been detected since May 12, the administration said.