(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of local infections in mainland China is increasing for the first time in nearly 10 days. The multi-chain spread of the epidemic in Shanghai and Chongqing
China News Agency, Beijing, October 12. Comprehensive news: 1,760 new cases of local infection of new coronary pneumonia (confirmed + asymptomatic) were added in mainland China on the 11th, and the number of local infections increased for the first time in the past 10 days compared with the previous day. However, it still shows a trend of "multiple points and wide areas", affecting 29 provinces.
China's daily increase in local infections drops for the first time in nearly 10 days
China's National Health Commission announced on the 12th that there were 417 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in mainland China on the 11th, including 43 imported cases and 374 local cases.
There were 1,473 new asymptomatic infections, of which 87 were imported from abroad and 1,386 were local.
No new deaths were reported.
As of 24:00 on the 11th, there are 4,260 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 5,226 deaths, and a total of 254,483 confirmed cases.
There are 623 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 24,768 confirmed cases and no deaths.
Due to the increased mobility and aggregation of people during the National Day holiday, imported epidemics occurred in many places. Since the National Day holiday, the number of local infections in mainland China has increased significantly, from 548 cases on October 1 to 2089 cases on the 10th.
On the 11th, there were 1,760 new local infections in mainland China, which is the first time in the past 10 days that the number of daily local infections has declined compared with the previous day.
On the same day, 374 new local confirmed cases came from 23 provinces: 78 in Shanxi, 62 in Xinjiang, 48 in Inner Mongolia, 43 in Guangdong, 25 in Liaoning, 17 in Chongqing, 14 in Hunan and Sichuan, 13 in Henan, and 10 in Beijing. For example, the other 13 provinces each increased by a single digit.
There were 1,386 new local asymptomatic infections that day, distributed in 27 provinces: 463 in Inner Mongolia, 379 in Xinjiang, 57 in Shanxi, 48 in Yunnan, 45 in Henan, 41 in Ningxia, 40 in Gansu, 34 in Shanghai, and 40 in Sichuan. 33 cases, and the other 18 provinces each had an increase of less than 30 cases.
26 colleges and universities in Hohhot are fully closed, and Yuncheng, Shanxi Province has exceeded 500 cases of infection in this round
On the 11th, Inner Mongolia added 48 new local confirmed cases and 463 asymptomatic infections. The daily increase of local infections exceeded 500 for 6 consecutive days, but it was significantly lower than the previous day (145+637).
The above-mentioned infected persons are still mainly from Hohhot (28+374).
As of 24:00 on the 11th, more than 4,400 local infections have been reported in Hohhot in this round of epidemic.
Hohhot announced on the 12th that there are 452 high-risk areas and 125 medium-risk areas in the city.
In order to prevent the social epidemic from entering the campus, the campuses of colleges and universities in Huzhou have been closed and managed, and all education and teaching have been changed to online.
At present, a total of 241,000 students are closed in 26 colleges and universities in Huhu, and 15,000 teachers and staff live with the students, making every effort to ensure the students' food and daily life.
On the 11th, Shanxi Province added 78 local confirmed cases and 57 asymptomatic infections.
Since the current round of the epidemic, the number of local infections in Shanxi Province has exceeded 100 for the first time. Yuncheng City is the key area of this epidemic in the province.
According to a report from Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, since the National Day holiday, there have been many outbreaks in the city, showing a trend of multiple scattered and local outbreaks, and the epidemic has spread to many counties (cities, districts) in the city.
As of 24:00 on the 11th, the city has reported a total of 542 local infections in this round of the epidemic.
At present, static management has been implemented in many places in the city, and 83 schools in the city have implemented closed management.
Urumqi epidemic still spreads risk
On the 11th, Xinjiang added 441 new local infections (62 confirmed cases and 379 asymptomatic cases), more than 400 cases for 4 consecutive days.
According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the epidemic in Xinjiang has rebounded since mid-September.
At present, the epidemic is mainly concentrated in 10 districts (counties, cities) in 5 prefectures (prefectures, cities), including Yining City, Ili Prefecture, and Tianshan District, Urumqi City.
Since October 7, the number of newly infected people in various places has increased rapidly, and there has been a relatively large rebound. The important reason for the rebound of the epidemic in several key areas is that there are still many sources of infection in the society.
According to reports, the outbreak in Xinjiang started at the end of July.
Due to the long duration of the epidemic, Xinjiang faces many problems and challenges, such as the shortage of resources for centralized isolation and rescue shelters; the nucleic acid testing in severely affected areas faces greater pressure and challenges; the task of preventing spillovers is arduous; the implementation of static management in some areas is too long , the load of the guarantee system in various places is too large, etc.
According to reports from the city of Urumqi, since the rebound of the epidemic in the city, it has shown a clear upward trend since October 4, and the number of daily infections has increased by more than 200 in recent days.
Experts believe that the chain of hidden transmission of the epidemic virus in the city has not been completely cut off, and there is a risk of further spread in the next few days.
The epidemic spread in Shanghai and Chongqing through multiple chains
The Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission notified on the 12th that 4 new local confirmed cases and 34 asymptomatic infections were added in the city on the 11th, all of which were found in isolation and control.
On the 12th, the city reported another local confirmed case and one case of asymptomatic infection, all of which were found in the normalized nucleic acid test and were related to the epidemic in other provinces.
Since October 1, Shanghai has reported a total of 191 local infections, involving multiple chains of transmission.
At present, most of the transmission chains have been effectively controlled, and some transmission chains are still in the process of emergency response.
According to reports, most of the sources of infection in Shanghai's recent epidemic are imported from other provinces, and most of the infected people are young people. The scope of activities is wide, and the trajectory involves large-scale commercial complexes, playgrounds, restaurants, schools and other crowd gathering places, increasing the epidemic prevention and control. difficulty.
Chongqing reported on the 12th that 17 new local confirmed cases and 27 asymptomatic infections were added in the city on the 11th.
Since October 8, the city has dealt with a total of 17 outbreaks, with 120 new local infections.
Among the 17 outbreaks, 11 of the infected persons were closed-loop management personnel, and the risk of epidemic transmission was low.
In the other 6 cases, socially infected persons were found, among which the "10.8" Shapingba epidemic may have secondary infections.
According to reports, since the National Day holiday, due to the increase in personnel mobility, Chongqing has faced huge pressure on the importation of the epidemic.
In the early stage of the epidemic, imported infected people were the main ones, but some imported infected people caused the epidemic to spread locally, resulting in a significant increase in the number of local infections in recent days.
At present, the epidemic situation in the city is characterized by many transmission chains, fast speed, strong concealment, wide spread, and difficult disposal. The prevention and control situation is severe and complicated.
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