(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Guangzhou has achieved phased results in epidemic prevention and control, and high-risk areas in Jilin City have been cleared
China News Agency, Beijing, April 18th. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 18th that there were 2,742 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 17th, including 19 imported cases and 2,723 local cases.
There were 20,718 new asymptomatic infections, including 79 imported cases and 20,639 local cases.
As of 24:00 on the 17th, there are 28,987 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 4,641 deaths, and a total of 185,035 confirmed cases.
There are currently 257 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 18,023 confirmed cases and no deaths.
More than 370,000 new deaths in Shanghai this round were caused by underlying diseases
Mainland China added 2,723 local confirmed cases on the 17th, dropping below 3,000 for the first time in the past four days.
The cases came from 16 provinces, including 2,417 in Shanghai, 166 in Jilin, 34 in Zhejiang, 30 in Heilongjiang, 25 in Guangdong, 12 in Qinghai, and 10 in Jiangxi, and 9 provinces saw single-digit new additions.
There were 20,639 new cases of local asymptomatic infections that day, distributed in 17 provinces, including 19,831 cases in Shanghai, 376 cases in Jilin, 90 cases in Jiangsu, 58 cases in Anhui, 50 cases in Shanxi, 42 cases in Zhejiang, and 40 new cases in 11 provinces. Example below.
The above data shows that more than 95% of newly infected people in mainland China on the 17th were still from Shanghai.
As of 24:00 on the 17th, Shanghai has reported more than 370,000 local infections in this round of epidemic.
The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission reported on the 18th that the epidemic situation in Pudong New District, Songjiang District and Qingpu District of Shanghai has shown a continuous downward trend in the past 3 days; Minhang District, Xuhui District, Huangpu District, Baoshan District, Yangpu District, Hongkou District, Changning District, Jiading District The epidemic situation in the district was generally in a state of platform fluctuation; the epidemic situation in Putuo District and Jing'an District rebounded; the epidemic situation in Fengxian District, Jinshan District and Chongming District continued to be low and basically stabilized.
It is worth noting that there were 3 new deaths in Shanghai on the 17th.
According to reports, the 3 deceased were all elderly cases, and had serious underlying diseases such as acute coronary syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, and cerebral infarction sequelae, and none of them had received the new crown vaccine.
After being admitted to the hospital, the condition worsened, and the rescue was invalid, and the direct cause of death was caused by the underlying disease.
During the "May 1st" holiday, it is not necessary to stay out of Beijing. Guangzhou has achieved phased results in epidemic prevention and control.
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the 18th that from 0:00 on the 17th to 16:00 on the 18th, 5 new local confirmed cases were confirmed in Beijing, of which 3 were close contacts of the infected person who had been notified recently, and 2 were returnees from other places. close contacts of the case.
Since the current round of the epidemic, a total of 134 local infections have been reported in Beijing.
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminded that the "May Day" holiday is approaching, when there will be a large flow of people and many gatherings, which will increase the spread of infectious diseases and the risk of infection. It is hoped that citizens will not be in Beijing unless it is necessary.
Beijing officials said that during the "May 1st" holiday, Beijing will strictly prevent clustered epidemics, and strictly control large-scale activities such as garden parties, cultural performances, exhibitions and promotions, and sports events; various parks, scenic spots, and scenic spots adhere to the "limited, reserved, and staggered" requirements. ; Open indoor public places such as performance venues, stadiums, cinemas, museums, etc. according to 75% of the current limit, and control the instantaneous flow according to local conditions to prevent crowding.
From 15:00 on the 17th to 15:00 on the 18th, there were 10 new local infections in Guangzhou (8 confirmed cases and 2 asymptomatic cases). Since April 8, a total of 224 local infections have been reported.
The Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 18th that the current round of epidemic spread index in Guangzhou has dropped from 5.7 in the peak period to 0.98, which means that the spread of the virus has been basically blocked.
In addition, the infected people found in Guangzhou recently are basically from the isolation and control area, and the risk to the society is very small.
At present, Guangzhou's epidemic prevention and control has achieved phased results.
The number of infected people in Ningde City, Fujian Province with zero new confirmed cases shows a downward trend
On April 17, there were no new local confirmed cases in Fujian Province, and 18 local asymptomatic infections were all from Ningde City.
This is also the first time that Fujian Province has achieved zero new confirmed cases in this round of the epidemic.
Since March 13, Fujian Province has reported a total of 1,276 local confirmed cases and 347 local asymptomatic infections still under medical observation.
As the area with the most cases in this round of epidemic in Fujian Province, Quanzhou has "zero new" cases of locally confirmed and asymptomatic infections for two consecutive days.
At present, the city is gradually resuming work and production and restoring normal production and living order.
As the most severely affected area in Fujian Province, Ningde City has reported a total of 41 local confirmed cases and 151 asymptomatic infections from April 9 to 17.
But a good phenomenon is that the number of infected people in Ningde has gradually declined recently.
Ningde City announced on the 18th that newly infected people in the city were screened and found in centralized isolation places and closed control areas.
On the 17th, Ningde carried out the first round of regional nucleic acid testing in the city. The nucleic acid testing results in the central urban area were all negative, and the nucleic acid testing results in other counties (cities) were also negative.
The spread of the epidemic in Jiangsu has been curbed, and the high-risk areas in Jilin City have been cleared.
There were no new local confirmed cases in Suzhou City on the 17th, and 32 new local asymptomatic infections.
From 0:00 to 15:00 on the 18th, the city reported 11 new cases of local infections, all of which were found in centralized isolation points, closed and controlled areas, and control areas.
Suzhou City is the focus area of this round of epidemic in Jiangsu Province.
Suzhou officials said on the 18th that from the daily data of newly infected people, it can be seen that after a series of effective measures such as strengthening control and control in some areas, the momentum of the spread of the epidemic in Suzhou has been curbed.
It is reported that in order to effectively block the spread of the virus and achieve social clearance as soon as possible, Suzhou City continues to vigorously promote regional nucleic acid screening.
Since April 15, the average daily nucleic acid sampling and testing has exceeded 10 million.
At the same time, according to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, many places in Suzhou have adjusted the closure and control areas. At present, there are 170 closure and control areas, 113 control areas and 14 prevention areas in the city.
As the hardest hit area of this round of epidemic in mainland China, Jilin City has adjusted its risk level again. From 20:00 on the 18th, the high-risk areas in Jilin City have been cleared.
Jilin City added 14 local confirmed cases and 21 asymptomatic infections on the 17th.
On April 8, Jilin City announced the realization of the goal of social zero.
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