(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 2,300 positive cases in this round of epidemic in Hohhot are characterized by multi-point sporadic and local aggregation
China News Service, Hohhot, October 8 (Reporter Zhang Wei) On the 8th, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control, saying that there were more than 2,300 positive cases in this round of epidemic in Hohhot, showing the characteristics of multiple distribution and local aggregation. .
According to Liu Yuanjun, a second-level researcher of the Hohhot Municipal Health Commission, from 0:00 to 24:00 on October 7, 226 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia were added in Hohhot, including 131 asymptomatic infections and 371 new asymptomatic infections. example.
As of 24:00 on October 7, Hohhot had 572 confirmed cases and 1,765 asymptomatic infections.
Jiang Xiaofeng, an expert from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said that the genome sequence of the new coronavirus in Hohhot belongs to the evolutionary branch of the Omikron BF.7 mutant strain. Globally, the proportion of the Omikron BF.7 mutant strain is increasing rapidly. trend.
"This epidemic has many points and wide areas, showing the characteristics of multi-point distribution and local aggregation, showing the characteristics of short incubation period, strong transmission ability, fast transmission speed, and hidden transmission." Jiang Xiaofeng said that the cases involved schools, cottage areas, Supermarkets, farmers markets, construction sites and other crowded places have complex activity trajectories, wide-ranging occupational categories, difficult prevention and control, and severe and complicated epidemic situations.
The reporter learned from the press conference that as of October 7, a total of more than 1,500 medical workers from Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, and Inner Mongolia's various leagues and cities have been called to participate in medical treatment in designated hospitals; 4 medical teams consisting of 472 people have supported the party Cabin hospital; 4 nucleic acid sampling teams consisting of 497 people supported the nucleic acid sampling work in Hohhot.
"Up to now, 6 confirmed cases have been cured and discharged, including the first confirmed case in this round of epidemic; 1 case of asymptomatic infection has been released from medical observation. There are 44 cases discharged today." Liu Yuanjun introduced.
Liu Yuanjun said that this round of epidemic is a big test for Hohhot, "We will take all measures to win the initiative in epidemic prevention and control." (End)