(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The epidemic in Hohhot continues to develop, and local infections reappear in Sanya, Hainan
China News Agency, Beijing, October 4th. Comprehensive news: 876 new cases of local infection of new coronary pneumonia (confirmed + asymptomatic) were added in mainland China on the 3rd, an increase for two consecutive days, affecting 28 provinces.
The number of local infections in mainland China continues to rise, involving 28 provinces
China's National Health and Medical Commission announced on the 4th that there were 307 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in mainland China on the 3rd, including 57 imported cases and 250 local cases (including 23 confirmed cases from asymptomatic infections).
There were 731 new asymptomatic infections, including 105 imported cases and 626 local cases.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 3rd, there are 2,970 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 251,347 confirmed cases.
There are currently 629 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 24,316 confirmed cases and no deaths.
According to official reports, from October 1st to 3rd, the number of local infections in mainland China increased by 548, 655, and 876, respectively, increasing for two consecutive days and affecting a wide range. On the 2nd, 27 provinces were involved, and on the 1st and 3 days were involved in 28 provinces.
On the 3rd, 250 new local confirmed cases came from 18 provinces: 151 cases in Inner Mongolia, 27 cases in Guangdong, 21 cases in Sichuan, 14 cases in Yunnan, and 14 provinces including Jiangsu and Hunan each added single digits; 626 cases of symptomatic infection were distributed in 28 provinces: 226 in Inner Mongolia, 67 in Ningxia, 47 in Tibet, 38 in Xinjiang, 30 in Guizhou, 27 in Yunnan, 26 in Sichuan, 20 in Zhejiang, and 20 in Tianjin and Guangdong. Each province has less than 20 new cases.
The epidemic in Hohhot continues to develop, and there are nearly 1,900 infected people in Ningxia this round
The number of newly infected people in Inner Mongolia continued to rise sharply.
On the 3rd, 151 new local confirmed cases and 226 local asymptomatic infections were added, and the number of daily infections increased exponentially compared with the previous day (80+23).
The above-mentioned infected persons are mainly from Hohhot (144+225).
Hohhot City reported on the 4th that as of 24:00 on the 3rd, there were 513 local infections in the city (265 confirmed cases and 248 asymptomatic cases).
At present, the epidemic situation in the city is still developing, and new cases are still mainly concentrated in key areas.
There are 78 high-risk areas and 14 medium-risk areas in the city.
According to previous official news, on September 28, Hohhot City found the first infected person in this round of the epidemic during the inspection and quarantine inspection. He was an intern nurse at the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University.
The gene sequence detection showed that the infected strain of this case belonged to the BF.7 evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant.
In Ningxia, there were no new confirmed local cases on the 3rd, and 67 new asymptomatic infections.
The above-mentioned infected persons were mainly from Zhongwei City (56 cases).
It is reported that the epidemic in Ningxia began on September 20. Omicron BA.5.2 and BA.2.76 dual strains coexisted. Zhongning County, Zhongwei City, was the origin and hardest hit area of this round of epidemic in Ningxia.
As of 24:00 on October 3, Ningxia had reported nearly 1,900 local infections in the current round of the epidemic.
The number of infected people in a shipyard in Guangzhou increased to 19, and the number of new infections in Shenzhen dropped significantly
On the 3rd, Guangdong Province added 26 local confirmed cases and 16 asymptomatic infections, involving Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Huizhou, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Shantou, Dongguan and other places, of which Guangzhou and Shenzhen had the most new infections.
Guangzhou City reported on the 4th that 17 new cases of local infections were reported in the city on the 3rd, of which 12 were employees of a ship repairing company in Nansha District.
The shipyard found 7 infected people in the routine nucleic acid screening of key groups on the 2nd, and 19 people have been infected in the past two days.
In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, Guangzhou Nansha District has implemented temporary control over key areas.
There were 11 new local infections in Shenzhen on the 3rd, and the daily increase in the number of infections dropped significantly from the previous two days.
According to a report from Shenzhen City, 6 of the above-mentioned infected persons are centralized quarantine observation personnel, 3 are home quarantine observation personnel, and 2 are key personnel for non-closed-loop management.
Shenzhen officials said that the city is stepping up efforts to trace the source of the flow, isolate and transfer, and prevent spillovers, so as to cut off the chain of epidemic transmission and realize the dynamic clearing of social aspects as soon as possible.
At the same time, Shenzhen has strictly implemented measures such as on-the-ground inspections and nucleic acid testing for those returning to Shenzhen during the National Day holiday, and strengthened the joint prevention and control of Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
There are imported cases in many places in Zhejiang, and local infections are reproduced in Sanya, Hainan
On the 3rd, Zhejiang Province added 1 local confirmed case and 20 asymptomatic infections, involving Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Wenzhou, Taizhou and other places.
Hangzhou City issued a notice on the 4th, saying that the city added 9 cases of local asymptomatic infections on the 3rd, all of whom came from the province to Hangzhou. After arrival, they were brought under control, and the social risk was low.
According to reports from Jiaxing, Jinhua, Taizhou and other places, the newly infected people in the above-mentioned areas are all returnees from other provinces and cities and their associated infections.
Many of these cases were found at expressway exits and service areas, and there were also related cases of previous epidemic-related trains, suggesting that gatherings should be avoided and personal protection should be taken during the journey.
After many consecutive days of zero new cases of soil, Hainan Province added 2 new cases of local asymptomatic infections on the 3rd, both in Sanya City.
Sanya City reported on the 4th that among the two new asymptomatic infections in the city, one was a visitor from another province and the other was a close contact.
After gene sequencing comparison, the strain involved is the evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant strain BA.5.2, which is highly homologous to the virus sequence prevalent in other provinces.
Sanya officials said that the city will continue to do a good job of tracing the source of the flow, isolation and control, strictly blocking the chain of virus transmission, and consolidating the city's hard-won epidemic prevention and control results.
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