(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) There are 223 medium and high-risk areas in mainland China, Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing are now clustered
China News Agency, Beijing, March 12. Comprehensive news: China's National Health Commission announced on the 12th that there were 588 new confirmed cases in mainland China on the 11th, including 112 imported cases and 476 local cases.
There were 1,173 new asymptomatic infections, including 125 imported cases and 1,048 local cases.
As of 24:00 on the 11th, there were 5,461 confirmed cases in mainland China, a total of 113,528 confirmed cases and 4,636 deaths.
There are 2,566 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 16,106 confirmed cases and no deaths.
The number of asymptomatic infections in mainland China has exceeded 1,000, and there are 223 high-risk areas
The local epidemic in mainland China continues to run at a high level and is on the rise.
On the 11th, 476 new local confirmed cases and 1,048 asymptomatic infections were added, both hitting new highs this year.
From the 8th to the 11th, the number of new local cases (confirmed cases + asymptomatic infections) in mainland China were 555, 837, 1100, and 1524, respectively, showing a jumping increase for 3 consecutive days.
Among them, the number of new local asymptomatic infections exceeded 1,000 for the first time this year.
The new local confirmed cases on the day involved 17 provinces, of which Shandong (159 cases) and Jilin (134 cases) exceeded 100 cases, and 6 provinces and cities reached double digits: 35 cases in Tianjin, 33 cases in Guangdong, 30 cases in Shaanxi, 23 cases in Zhejiang, 22 in Hebei and 20 in Jiangsu.
There are also cases in Shanghai, Yunnan, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Fujian, Henan, and Qinghai.
New local asymptomatic infections were distributed in 15 provinces that day, of which 3 provinces exceeded 100 cases: 400 in Shandong, 266 in Jilin, and 191 in Guangdong; 5 provinces and cities with double digits: 78 in Shanghai, 40 in Gansu, and 22 in Hebei. 19 cases in Yunnan, 13 cases in Jiangsu.
According to statistics, in the past four days, the number of local cases in mainland China has reached 24 provinces.
With the sharp increase in local cases, as of 17:00 on the 12th, the number of medium and high-risk areas in mainland China reached 223.
Among them, 14 are high-risk areas, which are in Shandong (5), Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Gansu (2 each), Jilin, Guangdong, and Shaanxi (1 each).
There are 209 medium-risk areas in Shanghai, Tianjin, Shandong, Jilin and other provinces.
Shandong epidemic has 6 transmission chains, Qingdao Laixi added 1,489 local cases in 9 days
Shandong Province held a press conference on the 12th, saying that as of 24:00 on the 11th, Shandong had reported a total of 581 local confirmed cases, involving 8 cities, of which 527 were in Qingdao; there were 1,110 asymptomatic infections, of which 940 were in Qingdao. example.
According to reports, the epidemic in Shandong mainly occurred in 4 cities with a total of 6 transmission chains.
Among them, Qingdao City, where the epidemic is the most serious, has three transmission chains with different origins, namely "0301 epidemic" and "0307 epidemic" in Huangdao District and "0304 epidemic" in Laixi City.
Except for the Qingdao epidemic virus, which is the evolutionary branch of Omicron BA.1.1, other cities are the evolutionary branch of Omicron BA.2, all of which have different origins.
Qingdao City reported on the 12th that from 0:00 on March 4 to 12:00 on the 12th, Qingdao Laixi had 1,489 local cases (529 confirmed cases and 960 asymptomatic infections).
Among the confirmed cases, 320 were students, 41 were teachers, and 168 were key groups.
Laixi City issued an announcement on the 12th that the city will carry out a "knock-on-the-door operation" for epidemic prevention and control throughout the city from 8:00 on the 12th to 8:00 on the 15th to find out the number of people, verify the nucleic acid test information, and understand the family members. condition.
Dezhou City, Shandong Province added 10 local confirmed cases on the 11th, and reported 16 local confirmed cases in the past two days.
Dezhou Yucheng decided to implement closed management of all residential quarters and villages (communities) in the city.
The mayor of Jilin City was dismissed, and the cases of a express transfer station in Hangzhou increased rapidly
On the 11th, Jilin Province added 134 local confirmed cases and 266 asymptomatic infections.
As of 24:00 on the 11th, Jilin Province has reported a total of 647 local confirmed cases and 786 asymptomatic infections in this round of epidemic.
Among them, 454 cases were confirmed in Jilin City and 580 cases were asymptomatic infections; 136 cases were confirmed in Changchun City and 164 cases were asymptomatic infections.
Jilin City and Changchun City are the two most severely affected areas in Jilin Province.
On the evening of the 11th, Jilin Province released official news that the mayor of Jilin City and the mayor of Jiutai District of Changchun City were removed.
The party secretary of Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, which had a campus epidemic before, has been removed from office.
Officials from Jilin Province stated that the virus in this round of epidemic in the province is the evolutionary branch of the Omicron variant BA.2, and it is preliminarily judged that it was imported into the province in late February and spread locally.
At present, the epidemic situation in Jilin City and Changchun City is still in a period of rapid increase.
Zhejiang Province reported on the 11th that a cluster of epidemics occurred in a courier transfer station in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, and 14 employees have been infected.
As of 21:00 on the 11th, 11 more people were infected at the express transfer station, and the number of cases expanded to 25.
According to the latest report, from 21:00 on the 11th to 10:00 on the 12th, there were 16 more local cases in Hangzhou.
There are clusters of epidemics in Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the 12th that from 16:00 on the 11th to 16:00 on the 12th, 2 new local confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection were added in the city, respectively in Mentougou, Shunyi, and Chaoyang Districts.
In this epidemic, there was a clustered epidemic caused by a dinner party after returning to Beijing from other provinces.
One case went on a business trip to another province on March 4, returned to Beijing on the 5th, and had a dinner with 9 classmates on the 7th.
Of the 10 people who shared the meal, 3 have been diagnosed.
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds: No gatherings or gatherings within 7 days after entering or returning to Beijing.
Beijing officials said that the epidemic in Beijing is strongly related to imports from outside Beijing, and it is hoped that the general public will not leave Beijing unless it is necessary in the near future.
As of 24:00 on the 11th, a total of 123 local positive infections have been reported in this round of epidemic in Tianjin.
Among them, a mass epidemic in a public bath in Hexi District of the city occurred on the 11th, and 5 service staff were infected. The public bath has been adjusted to a high-risk area.
Chongqing reported on the 12th that 3 new local confirmed cases were added from 0-12 o'clock on the same day, 8 of its close and sub-close contacts were positive in the first round of initial screening, and another key risk personnel was positive in the initial screening.
The above cases are all students of a vocational college in Chongqing.
According to the preliminary epidemiological investigation, the 3 confirmed cases were all found by taking the initiative to seek medical treatment. They had not left Chongqing in the 14 days before the onset of the disease, and the source of infection was not yet clear.
The possibility of subsequent infections is relatively high, and there is a risk of community transmission and spillover.
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