(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 15 Provinces in Mainland China Newly Confirmed Local Cases and Campus Epidemic in Many Places

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 5th. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 5th that 281 new confirmed cases were reported in mainland China on the 4th, including 179 imported cases and 102 local cases.

There were 166 new cases of asymptomatic infections, including 93 imported cases and 73 local cases.

　　As of 24:00 on the 4th, there were 3,465 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 4,636 deaths, and a total of 110,539 confirmed cases.

There are currently 2,166 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 15,189 confirmed cases and no deaths.

Data map: Citizens conduct nucleic acid testing.

China News Agency reporter Chen Wenshe

11 newly diagnosed high-risk areas in 15 provinces

　　There were 281 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 4th, and more than 210 new cases have been confirmed each day since the beginning of this month.

Among them, the local confirmed cases once again exceeded 100, hitting a new high in the past 6 days.

　　Both newly confirmed local and imported confirmed cases on the same day involved 15 provinces.

Among them, the local confirmed cases came from: 46 cases in Guangdong, 19 cases in Jilin, 8 cases in Inner Mongolia, 6 cases in Hebei, 5 cases in Shandong, 3 cases each in Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangxi, 2 cases each in Hainan and Yunnan, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, 1 case in Sichuan.

　　The top 6 provinces with more imported confirmed cases on that day were: Guangdong with 79 cases, Shanghai with 24 cases, Fujian with 16 cases, Guangxi with 12 cases, Tianjin with 11 cases and Beijing with 9 cases.

　　With Qingdao City in Shandong Province designating Laixi No. 7 Middle School as a high-risk area, the number of high-risk areas in mainland China has increased to 11.

In addition to Laixi No. 7 Middle School, the other 10 high-risk areas are Hohhot, Inner Mongolia (8), Tianjin Binhai New Area, and Dongguan, Guangdong (1 each).

　　As of 14:00 on the 5th, there are 146 medium-risk areas in mainland China.

There is a campus epidemic in Qingdao, Jilin Province, and the risk of community transmission of the epidemic in Qingdao is high

　　On the 4th, Jilin Province added 19 local confirmed cases (8 in Jilin City, 6 in Yanbian Prefecture, 5 in Changchun City), and 24 asymptomatic infections (all in Jilin City).

Among them, the 8 confirmed cases in Jilin City were all students from a middle school.

　　5 new local confirmed cases in Changchun may be related to the Jilin epidemic.

According to reports, one of the cases has been to Jilin City several times from December 21 last year to March 2 this year, and the other four cases are close or sub-close contacts of the case.

　　Shandong Province added 5 local confirmed cases on the 4th, all of which were reported by Qingdao City.

Qingdao City held a press conference on the 5th, saying that as of 9:00 on the 5th, 11 cases have been found in the current round of the epidemic in Laixi City, Qingdao, all of them are teachers and students of the Seventh Middle School in Laixi City.

　　According to reports, the onset time of the 11 cases in Lacey was concentrated on the 3rd and 4th. Combined with the characteristics of the Omikron variant, the relationship between these cases and the chain of transmission, the epidemic may have been hidden in schools. for a while.

In addition, the school is a day school, and students are at greater risk of spreading the infection to their family members and causing community transmission.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that other positive cases will continue to appear in schools and communities.

Shanghai epidemic spreads to many points, Sanya has reported 5 local cases

　　In recent days, the epidemic situation in Shanghai has been spreading in multiple places. On the 4th, 3 new local confirmed cases and 16 asymptomatic infections were added.

The above cases are not only related to the previously reported "Yonghui Supermarket Epidemic" and "Elderly Dance Team Epidemic", but also one asymptomatic infection was detected in the routine screening of high-risk personnel.

　　From March 1st to 4th, Shanghai has reported 9 local confirmed cases and 25 asymptomatic infections, involving Putuo, Songjiang, Jiading and other regions.

　　The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission stated that the cases reported in the current round of the epidemic in the city were all mild and asymptomatic infections, and the viruses in the cases that have completed gene sequencing are all Omicron variants.

Since the outbreak, Shanghai has screened more than 500,000 people across the city. Except for the first case, all other infected people have been found in isolation and control.

　　Sanya City, Hainan Province said on the 5th that as of 12:00 on the same day, Sanya reported 2 local confirmed cases and 3 asymptomatic infections in the current round of the epidemic.

A total of 251 close contacts of confirmed cases have been identified, and 169 people have been quarantined and controlled.

In addition, 16 people from other cities and counties in Hainan Province and 66 people from other provinces have been sent out.

　　Sanya City recently reported that a new local case was added on February 28. The case flew from Tianjin to Sanya with his family on February 24, and then two of his relatives were infected.

In the past two days, 2 new cases have been added, all of which are related cases of the above-mentioned cases.

23 places in Hohhot have been downgraded, and Shijiazhuang is also experiencing campus epidemics

　　On the 4th, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region added 8 local confirmed cases, including 5 in Hohhot and 3 in Hulunbuir.

Since February 15, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has reported a total of 447 local confirmed cases, including 408 in Hohhot, 24 in Baotou, 12 in Hulunbuir, and 3 in Bayannaoer.

　　According to the Hohhot Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the city has maintained single-digit new local diagnoses for three consecutive days, and zero new social cases for three consecutive days.

From March 5, 23 medium-risk areas across the city were downgraded to low-risk areas.

　　On the 4th, Hebei Province added 6 new local confirmed cases, including 3 cases in Xingtai City, 2 cases in Shijiazhuang City, and 1 case in Baoding City.

Shijiazhuang City reported on the 5th that 2 new local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection in the city were teachers and students of business schools.

　　Guangdong Province added 46 local confirmed cases on the 4th, including 24 in Dongguan, 21 in Shenzhen, and 1 in Huizhou; 18 new asymptomatic infections were reported, all in Dongguan.

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