China News Service, Beijing, November 11 (Xinhua) -- The website of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the situation of the new coronavirus infection in the country in October.
According to the data, from October 2023 to 10, 1, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 31 new severe cases of new coronavirus infection and 209 deaths, all of which were deaths from underlying diseases combined with new coronavirus infection.
From October 10 to 1, the number of fever clinics (clinics) in 13 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps was relatively stable, fluctuating between 31,13 and 3,15. After that, volatility increased, rising to 1,10 on October 30 and 20,5 on October 10.
In October, there was a slight flu in the proportion of influenza-like cases in outpatient (emergency) visits in sentinel hospitals across the country. It was 10.10% in week 2 (8-4 October), 5.10% in week 9 (15-4 October, 1.10%) after a slight decline, and 23% in week 29 (5-2023 October). The COVID-8 positivity rate of influenza-like cases continued to decline from 7.4% in week <> of <> to <>% in week <>.
In October, 10 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported a total of 31,7646 local cases of novel coronavirus genome valid sequences, all of which are Omicron variants, covering 73 evolutionary branches. The main circulating strains were XBB series variants, and the top three strains were XBB.1.9 and its subclades, XBB.1.22 and its subclades, and XBB.1.16 and its subclades.
According to the sampling date, the proportion of XBB and its subclades remained high, at 2023.99% in week 6 of 99, around 7.100% from week <> to week <>, and <>% at week <>. (ENDS)