Daily increase in the number of indigenous infections in mainland China fell for the fifth consecutive time, and the situation of the epidemic in Inner Mongolia further improved.

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General news: 842 new cases of new coronary pneumonia indigenous infections (confirmed + asymptomatic) were reported in mainland China on the 15th, dropping for the fifth consecutive day and affecting 29 provinces.
Mainland China’s daily increase in the number of local infections fell for five consecutive days, a new low since October 3
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) reported on the 16th that 244 new cases of confirmed new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in mainland China on the 15th, including 70 imported cases and 174 local cases. There were 782 new cases of asymptomatic infection, including 114 imported cases and 668 local cases. There were no new fatal cases.
As of 24:00 on the 15th, there were 4504 confirmed cases in mainland China, with 5226 cumulative deaths and 255773 cumulative reported confirmed cases. There are 650 confirmed cases imported from abroad, with a total of 25022 confirmed cases and no fatal cases.
Official data show that 842 new cases of local infections were reported in mainland China on the 15th, down for the fifth consecutive day and a new low since October 3. There were 174 new confirmed local cases on the day, from 17 provinces: Guangdong 35 cases, Shanxi 25 cases, Xinjiang 22 cases, Beijing 17 cases, Inner Mongolia 13 cases, Zhejiang 12 cases, Shaanxi 11 cases, another 10 provinces each with single-digit new cases.
There were 668 new cases of indigenous asymptomatic infections in 29 provinces, including 9 provinces with more than 20 new cases: Xinjiang 271, Inner Mongolia 43, Sichuan 39, Hubei 29, Guangdong 29, Shanghai 28, Yunnan 27, Shaanxi 26 and Jiangsu 22.
The situation of the epidemic in Inner Mongolia has further improved and the epidemic in Urumqi still has the risk of hidden transmission
Inner Mongolia added 13 new local confirmed cases and 43 asymptomatic infected cases on the 15th, including 5 confirmed cases and 23 asymptomatic cases in Hohhot. As of 24:00 on the 15th, there were 4698 cases of local infections in Inner Mongolia, including 3935 cases in Hohhot.
Official data show that by October 15, the daily increase in the number of indigenous infections in Inner Mongolia fell for five consecutive days, dropping to less than 100 cases for the first time since October 2. The number of infected persons discharged and released from isolation for observation in recent days exceeded the number of new infections on the same day, indicating further improvement in the epidemic situation.
The epidemic situation in Xinjiang also appeared to be improving, with 22 new confirmed cases and 271 asymptomatic infections in Xinjiang on the 15th, bringing the daily increase in the number of local infections to below 300 for the first time since October 7. As of 24:00 on the 15th, Xinjiang has 388 confirmed cases of indigenous and 3,239 asymptomatic infections.
According to Xinjiang Urumqi, the city has 15 new confirmed cases and 161 asymptomatic infections on the 15th. The epidemic is still continuing, the risk of hidden transmission of the virus in homes and neighborhoods is still greater, there is also the possibility of renewed transmission in the community, the prevention and control situation is serious and complex, the difficulty of prevention and control is unprecedented.
Beijing outbreak affects 13 districts Guangzhou strives to achieve zero social surface as soon as possible
The city of Beijing announced on the 16th that 19 new cases of local infections were reported on the 15th, of which 2 cases were screened from the social side and 1 case was a confirmed case from a previously asymptomatic person; between 00:00 and 15:00 on the 16th, Beijing added 11 more cases of local infections, and 1 case was still screened from the social side. 145 cases of local infections have been reported in Beijing since September 29, involving 13 districts, an increase of one district compared to the previous day. In the last two days, the new infections have expanded in scope.
According to the report, the relevant departments in Beijing found that some infected people did not strictly comply with the epidemic prevention regulations during home isolation and went out on their own, and took medication on their own without reporting the symptoms, which increased the risk of transmission of the epidemic and the difficulty of prevention and control. Beijing officials once again reminded home isolation, home health monitoring personnel and those living with them to strictly stay at home and do health monitoring without leaving home.
In Guangdong Province, there were 30 new cases of local confirmed cases and 29 asymptomatic infections on the 15th, including 20 confirmed cases and 16 asymptomatic cases in Guangzhou. As of 24:00 on the 15th, there were 494 confirmed cases of local infections in hospitals in Guangdong Province, and 223 cases of local asymptomatic infections were still under medical observation.
Guangzhou City, 15 new native infected 36 cases, compared with the previous day (28 cases) has increased. According to the report, the above infected mainly from Huadu District, of which 35 cases were found in the risk area or key personnel screening, 1 case of infected persons from outside the city of close contact. Huadu District issued a notice on the 16th that some new temporary control areas have been added since that day.
Guangzhou officials said the city actively guide the people returning to Guangzhou to take the initiative to carry out health declaration, grasp the foreign importers environment with the prevention, to further strengthen the social side of the regular epidemic prevention and control, as soon as possible to achieve zero social side.
Over 200 positive people have been in Datong, Shanxi since September 28
Shanxi Province 15 new local confirmed 25 cases, 19 cases of asymptomatic infected persons. As of 24:00 on the 15th, Shanxi Province has 286 confirmed cases in the hospital, 327 cases of asymptomatic infected persons who are still under medical observation.
According to Datong City, Shanxi Province, from 18:00 on the 14th to 18:00 on the 15th, there were 77 new positive infections in Datong City, including 10 confirmed cases, 13 asymptomatic infections, and the rest to be diagnosed. from 18:00 on the 15th to 12:00 on the 16th, 23 more cases of positive initial screening were found in the nucleic acid test in the Pingcheng District of Datong City. from 0:00 on September 28 to 12:00 on October 16, a total of 202 positive infections were found in the city. The city found a total of 202 positive infected people.
According to the report, since October 10, the number of daily increase of local infections in Datong City has been rising, and the epidemic has multiple transmission chains. Among them, the virus in the transmission chain of people returning to Datong from Inner Mongolia belongs to the evolutionary branch of the Omicron mutant strain BA.5.2; the transmission chain of a power section staff has caused more than 100 people to be infected, and there is still a greater risk of spread. (End)