A woman who survived nine days trapped in debris Wednesday became the latest in a series of aganist-the-odds rescues in China, where the official death toll from last week's massive earthquake has risen to 41,353. Survivors are still being found against all odds eight days after the devastating quake. State media reported that medical teams had now reached all affected villages in remote regions of China's southwestern Sichuan province and were now battling infections in a bid to prevent infection epidemics. Doctors have so far found 58 cases of gas gangrene, a bacterial infection that produces gas within infected flesh, according to the Xinhua news agency. It said the cases did not represent an epidemic. Wednesday's survivor, who was trapped in a tunnel at the Jinhe Hydropower Plant in Sichuan's Hongbai town, was taken by helicopter to a hospital to treat multiple fractures in her right arm, ribs and lower back. At least 32,666 people remain missing following the 7.9-magnitude quake, which also left 274,683 injured. Earlier, the official Xinhua news agency reported retiree Wang Youqun had also been rescued after being knocked unconscious by a falling girder during the May 12 quake. The 60-year-old was trapped for 195 hours, surviving on rain water. A Chinese military source said rescuers had reached all of the 1,044 quake-damaged villages in Sichuan province by Tuesday evening, according to Xinhua. Blocked transportation routes meant that some areas did not see search-and-rescue teams for more than a week. A shipment of specialized recovery equipment and a team of specialists from the U.S. was expected to arrive in southwestern China Wednesday to help with the search, rescue and recovery effort. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced Tuesday it was sending more than $815,000 worth of additional assistance to China. That brings the total USAID assistance to China to more than $1.3 million. The relief supplies -- which include specialized search, rescue and recovery equipment -- were expected to arrive in Chengdu, a major city close to the quake's epicenter and the capital of Sichuan. The equipment includes saws, hand tools, hydraulic gear, concrete cutters, generators, and personal safety equipment. A nine-person USAID team of specialists will also travel to China to train local rescue workers how to use the equipment. As of midday Wednesday, donations to China's quake-hit regions had reached $2.29 billion. Authorities estimated the economic loss to state-owed companies at $4.3 billion in the earthquake zone. Source: CNN