On March 20, the reporter learned from the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hohhot that from 0:00 to 24:00 on March 19, there were no new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the city, and 7 new local asymptomatic infections. , were found in the nucleic acid detection of close contacts at the isolation point.
Since February 15, the city has reported a total of 430 local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 14 local asymptomatic infections.
Whole genome sequence analysis found that the virus sequences of the three recently discovered local confirmed cases in the city belonged to the delta variant (AY.122 evolutionary branch), which is highly homologous to the genome of the virus that has occurred in the city since February 15.
As of 24:00 on March 19, the city has identified a total of 445 close contacts and 819 secondary contacts in the city, all of which have implemented isolation control measures.
A total of 3 close contacts have been identified out of the city (1 in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, 1 in Ulanqab City, and 1 in Bayannaoer City).
(Reporter Ma Zhiyuan)
Responsible editor: [Wang Kai]