Executive summary:On the 17th, 31 provinces added 2,388 local confirmed cases and 1,742 asymptomatic infections. In the past week, the local epidemic data has been fluctuating at a high level. As the key area of this round of epidemics, Jilin epidemic prevention and control has shown a stalemate situation. In other areas, the epidemic situation in Qingdao, Shandong, Shenzhen, Guangdong and other places has shown signs of improvement.
On the 17th, 31 provinces added 2,388 local confirmed cases and 1,742 asymptomatic infections. In the past week, the local epidemic data has been fluctuating at a high level. As the key area of this round of epidemics, Jilin epidemic prevention and control has shown a stalemate situation. In other areas, the epidemic situation in Qingdao, Shandong, Shenzhen, Guangdong and other places has shown signs of improvement.
The number of new infections fluctuates at a high level
When will the inflection point of the epidemic come?
According to the latest data from the National Health and Medical Commission, on the 17th, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,388 new local confirmed cases and 1,742 asymptomatic infections. The local epidemic since March has spread to 28 provinces, and the cumulative number of reported infections has exceeded 20,000.
The number of new cases in 31 provinces.Drawing: Ren Jing
Judging from the epidemic data, this round of epidemic has developed rapidly. In early March, the epidemic was still in a sporadic stage. Since the 4th, the number of newly confirmed local cases in 31 provinces has exceeded 100 for the first time. Subsequently, the number of new confirmed cases continued to rise, and the number of confirmed cases on the 12th surged to 1,807, including 1,412 new local confirmed cases in Jilin Province.
On the 14th, the number of newly diagnosed cases in 31 provinces was as high as 3,507. The number of new infections on the 15th and 16th fell, and the number of new infections on the 17th climbed once more, fluctuating at a high level.
The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held on the 17th pointed out that the recent local cluster epidemics in the country have shown the characteristics of many points, wide areas and frequent occurrences. It is necessary to consolidate the responsibilities of the four parties of localities, departments, units and individuals, implement the requirements for early detection, early reporting, early isolation and early treatment, carry out prevention and control work in a strict and practical manner, strengthen prevention and control guidance for key areas of the epidemic, and quickly control local clusters. epidemic.
Epidemic still high
Jilin epidemic is in a stalemate
According to the latest news from the Jilin Provincial Health and Health Commission, on the 17th, Jilin Province added 1,834 local confirmed cases and 792 asymptomatic infections. The number of new infections rose once more following falling for two consecutive days.
Looking back at the current round of the epidemic in Jilin, since the first confirmed case was reported in Hunchun City, Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province on March 1, the epidemic situation in Jilin Province has developed rapidly. On March 12, there were more than 1,000 new local confirmed cases in Jilin Province. On the 14th, it was as high as 3,076. The number of new cases dropped on the 15th and 16th.
The number of new local confirmed cases in Jilin.Drawing: Ren Jing
At the press conference held on the 17th, Yang Junling, deputy director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Second Hospital of Jilin University, introduced that 95% of the patients infected by the epidemic in Jilin Province were asymptomatic and mild. improved.
In addition, Jilin Province is also accelerating the construction of makeshift hospitals and isolation points. At present, Jilin Province has built 8 square cabin hospitals with a total of 11,488 beds, and is building 2 square cabin hospitals with a total of 5,064 beds; 2 square cabin isolation points have been built, with a total of 662 isolation rooms, and square cabin isolation is under construction Point 5, a total of 27555 isolation rooms.
However, it is worth noting that at present, the epidemic situation in Jilin Province is still at a high level, and community transmission has not been completely blocked.
On the 17th, Jing Junhai, secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee, said at the meeting of the provincial epidemic prevention and control leading group that the epidemic prevention and control in Jilin Province is currently in a stalemate, and there are still many uncertain factors. There can be no slack.
The staff is on duty at the gate of the community in Lane 186, Mudan Road, Shanghai.Photo by Yin Liqin
There are positive signs of the epidemic in many places
The social dynamic of some key areas in Shenzhen has been cleared
At present, the epidemic situation in parts of Guangdong, Shandong, and Hebei has shown a positive trend.
At a press conference held in Shenzhen, Guangdong on the 17th, Huang Qiang, deputy secretary-general of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, said that the nucleic acid testing of all employees in Shenzhen is progressing smoothly, and most of the cases were found in the nucleic acid screening of the closed control areas, control areas and centralized isolation points. , the number of newly discovered cases in the society has dropped significantly, and it has been in single digits for two consecutive days. Some key areas have taken the lead in realizing the dynamic clearing of social aspects.
However, Huang Qiang also pointed out that the number of daily new cases in the city is still at a relatively high level, and there are still sporadic outbreaks in individual lockdown control areas, key places, and urban villages.
Langfang and Cangzhou, where the epidemic situation is more serious in Hebei, are also actively fighting the epidemic. On the 17th, the construction of the first square cabin hospital in Langfang City was completed, which can accommodate 1,120 beds and will be put into use as soon as possible according to the needs of epidemic prevention. On the 17th, the nucleic acid test results of all staff in Cangzhou showed that no positive infection was detected in the society.
Zhu Peiji, deputy mayor of Qingdao, also pointed out on the 17th that the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Qingdao is in a state of outbreak. At present, the overall situation of the epidemic in Laixi City continues to improve. The total number of newly confirmed local cases and local asymptomatic infections continues to decline, and the total number of newly detected positive infections continues to decline, which is generally manageable and controllable.
Original title: The new local data fluctuates at a high level, and the epidemic situation in Jilin is in a stalemate!