(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of 123 local infections in Zhengzhou have now been tested positive for 8 times
China News Service, Zhengzhou, August 7 (Reporter Li Guigang) The reporter learned from the press conference of the Zhengzhou New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group on the evening of the 7th that Zhengzhou has reported a total of 123 cases of local infections, and 8 times for the first time. Highly concealed confirmed cases that are only positive by nucleic acid testing.
The data reported in this press conference showed that as of 18:00 on August 7th, Zhengzhou City had reported a total of 40 confirmed local cases and 83 asymptomatic infections.
A day ago, there were 18 confirmed cases in Zhengzhou.
Regarding the doubling of the number of confirmed cases, the official report stated that there were 2 new local confirmed cases and 20 asymptomatic infections transferred to the diagnosis.
Among them, one newly reported confirmed case was a doctor from the Sixth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou. This case has undergone 8 nucleic acid tests. The first 7 test results were all negative. The test result was positive on August 6 and the report was reported on the 7th. Confirmed cases.
"This case fully demonstrates that the delta mutant virus has the characteristics of high infectivity, high concealment, and atypical initial symptoms." Li Huifang, deputy secretary general of the Zhengzhou Municipal Government, said at the press conference, "This is very important for us to detect, detect, and The report puts forward higher requirements. It is necessary to promote nucleic acid testing through multiple rounds of stubble to achieve periodic bottoming out of virus-infected patients as soon as possible."
The report stated that since the first positive case was found on July 30, Zhengzhou has continuously organized two rounds of nucleic acid tests for more than 10 million people from July 31 to August 6.
Starting on the 8th, the third round of nucleic acid testing for all employees will be launched.
In addition to high infectivity and high concealment, Zhengzhou's current round of epidemic has also found a number of family cluster infections, which has an extremely negative impact on blocking the spread of the virus.
According to the report, officials found from the analysis of the trajectory of 119 confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections that have been announced, cases 1 and 2, cases 5 and 6, and cases 81 and 82 are all two persons in a family. In particular, cases 94, 95, 96, and 97 belonged to a family of 4 people, all of whom were infected by one person, and the whole family was "successful".
Zhang Linlin, executive deputy director of the Social Control Department of the Zhengzhou Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group, said that all the confirmed cases found so far have the common characteristics of having participated in gathering activities and staying in airtight spaces.
She suggested that the public give priority to cycling, walking, and self-driving "point-to-point" travel.
According to the requirements of quarantine and fast separation, Zhengzhou City has currently quarantined 6,882 people.
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