(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Gansu has an average of more than 400 new infections per day in the past 5 days and a new chain of transmission has emerged in Chengdu.
China News Agency, Beijing, July 24th. Comprehensive news: China's National Health and Medical Commission announced on the 24th that there were 129 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 23rd, of which 42 were imported from abroad and 87 were local.
There were 853 new asymptomatic infections, including 71 imported cases and 782 local cases.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 23rd, there are 1,757 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 228,648 confirmed cases.
There are currently 529 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 20,360 confirmed cases and no deaths.
The new cases in Beijing may be related to the imported cold chain and Shanghai to adjust the risk level of the epidemic in many places
On the 23rd, there were 869 new cases of local infections (confirmed + asymptomatic) in mainland China, a significant increase from the previous day (722 cases).
Among them, 87 cases were confirmed locally, from 7 provinces: 26 cases in Gansu, 23 cases in Guangxi, 18 cases in Sichuan, 11 cases in Guangdong, 3 cases in Shanghai, Jiangxi, and Chongqing; 782 cases of local asymptomatic infections were distributed in 13 provinces: There are 335 cases in Gansu, 325 cases in Guangxi, 33 cases in Sichuan, 21 cases in Shanghai, and 9 other provinces with less than 20 new cases each.
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the 24th that a new local confirmed case was added in Chaoyang District of the city on the 22nd. The virus sequence belongs to the Omicron BA.2 variant strain, which is the same as the sequence of the BA.2 strain circulating overseas in mid-February this year. high source.
After investigation and comprehensive research, the case is likely to be infected due to contact with imported cold chain food.
Officials in Beijing stated that importing from abroad and outside Beijing is still the biggest risk in the current epidemic prevention and control in Beijing.
Recently, the overseas imported cases in Shunyi District of Beijing and the social screening cases in Chaoyang District have a clear source, early detection and control, and overall controllability.
On the 23rd, Shanghai added 3 new local confirmed cases and 21 asymptomatic infections, all of which were found in isolation control points.
The Shanghai Leading Group Office for Epidemic Prevention and Control announced on the 24th that the epidemic risk level in some areas of the city was adjusted, 12 new medium-risk areas were added, and 8 medium- and high-risk areas were lifted from control.
Gansu has an average of more than 400 new infections per day in the past 5 days. Lanzhou's epidemic situation is stable and improving
On the 23rd, Gansu Province added 26 new local confirmed cases and 335 asymptomatic infections. In the past 5 days, there have been more than 2,000 new local infections, with an average of more than 400 cases per day.
As of 24:00 on the 23rd, a total of 2,908 local infections (445 confirmed cases and 2,463 asymptomatic cases) have been reported in this round of epidemic in Gansu.
On the 23rd, Lanzhou added 23 local confirmed cases and 146 asymptomatic infections. A total of 1,784 local infections were reported in this epidemic, accounting for more than 60% of the total number of infections in Gansu Province.
Lanzhou City announced on the 24th that at present, Lanzhou City is focusing on key areas and key groups of people, and continues to carry out nucleic acid screening. The new round of nucleic acid screening that ended on the 23rd detected a total of 54 positive cases, including 4 social cases.
The data shows that the number of newly infected people in Lanzhou has continued to decline for several consecutive days, the risk of epidemic transmission has been effectively controlled, and the overall prevention and control situation is stable and improving.
Linxia and Gannan prefectures are the other two key areas in this round of epidemics in Gansu Province.
On July 23, there were 132 new asymptomatic infections in Linxia Prefecture, and a total of more than 600 local infections were reported in this epidemic; 3 new local confirmed cases and 56 asymptomatic infections were reported in Gannan Prefecture that day, and the cumulative report of this round of epidemics There are 313 local infections.
Officially released epidemiological information shows that some of the above-mentioned infected persons are related to the Lanzhou epidemic.
The Shenzhen epidemic has not yet interrupted the community transmission chain, and some areas of Beihai have been upgraded
Guangdong Province added 11 local confirmed cases and 10 asymptomatic infections on the 23rd. Except for the 1 confirmed case in Guangzhou, which was a foreigner from Guangzhou, the remaining 20 cases were in Shenzhen (one of which was an asymptomatic infection transferred to a confirmed case). .
Since July 15, Shenzhen has reported more than 130 local infections.
The Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission announced on the 24th that the "7.15" epidemic virus in Shenzhen is the evolutionary branch of the BA.2 mutant strain of Omicron.
Although all infected persons were detected in time at the early stage of onset, the current epidemic in Shenzhen is characterized by multiple sporadic cases, and there are still new cases in the society, indicating that the chain of community transmission has not been completely blocked.
In addition, the path of the hidden transmission chain has not been fully identified, and the possibility of secondary cases cannot be ruled out.
Shenzhen officials said that at present, the city regards epidemic prevention and control as the most important task at present, and strives to "encircle, drain, and extinguish" this round of epidemic with the strictest measures, the greatest strength, and the fastest speed.
On the 23rd, Guangxi added 23 local confirmed cases and 325 asymptomatic infections, still mainly from Beihai City.
As of 24:00 on the 23rd, there were 1,695 local infections in Beihai City (331 confirmed cases and 1,364 asymptomatic cases).
The "7.12" epidemic in Beihai was mainly concentrated in Haicheng District and Yinhai District.
Beihai City issued a notice saying that in order to realize the dynamic clearing of the social aspect as soon as possible, it has decided to implement three-day upgrade management and control on some areas of Haicheng District and Yinhai District from the 24th: high-risk areas are controlled in accordance with relevant regulations, and medium-risk areas are "sufficient". Don’t leave home” and “people don’t leave the area” in low-risk areas; shopping malls, supermarkets, farmer’s markets, restaurants, shops along the street and all entertainment venues will be temporarily closed during the upgrade control period.
A new chain of transmission appears in the Chengdu epidemic, and passenger transport at Urumqi Airport has not been affected by the epidemic
Chengdu, Sichuan Province added 16 local confirmed cases and 28 asymptomatic infections on the 23rd, all of whom were close contacts of isolation and control.
As of 24:00 on the 23rd, Chengdu has reported a total of 113 local infections (70 confirmed cases and 43 asymptomatic cases).
The Chengdu Municipal Health and Health Commission notified on the 24th that of the 44 newly infected people in the city on the 23rd, except for 5 confirmed cases that belonged to the "7.15" epidemic transmission chain, the remaining 39 cases were all in the "7.22" epidemic transmission chain.
As of 24:00 on the 23rd, a total of 73 local infections were reported in the "7.15" epidemic, and 40 were reported in the "7.22" epidemic.
According to reports, the "7.15" epidemic in Chengdu has been increasing for three consecutive days, and the epidemic prevention and control situation has gradually improved.
However, on July 22, an exceptional case was found in Jinniu District of the city, which triggered a new round of epidemics.
It was determined by epidemiological investigation that the case was exposed at the same time as a local case in a field on July 18. After arriving in Chengdu on the 21st, activities in the company and the logistics park caused the epidemic to spread locally.
At present, the gene sequencing result of the first case of the "7.22" epidemic is the Omicron variant BA.2.38, which is not related to the "7.15" epidemic in the city.
Xinjiang reported 3 new cases of local infections on the 23rd, all in Urumqi.
One of the cases is a staff member of the cargo yard of Urumqi Diwopu International Airport, and the other two cases are their close contacts (one is a family member living together, and one is a staff member of the same team in the cargo yard of Xinjiang Tianyi International Logistics Co., Ltd.).
According to reports, Xinjiang Tianyi International Logistics Co., Ltd. is a cargo sales agency and transportation service enterprise. The company's cargo yard and airport terminal staff do not overlap and have no contact with each other. At present, passenger flights at Urumqi Airport are not affected and operate normally.
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