Mapping the incidence of new coronavirus infection in rural areas, many places launched offline household surveys

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Reporters noted that, in addition to the online questionnaire survey, many places to start the incidence of new coronavirus infection in rural areas offline household survey, the data obtained from the survey has been released to the public.

Among them, Qiyang City, Hunan Province, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a paper on January 13, in order to effectively grasp the current situation of new coronavirus infection in Qiyang City, scientific research and judgment of the development of the epidemic situation, Qiyang City, the municipal government actively respond to the Hunan Provincial Health Commission on the new coronavirus infection “B class B management” training requirements, arrangements Qiyang CDC in From January 5 to 6, 2023, the city conducted a survey on the incidence of neocoronavirus infection.

Qiyang is a county-level city administered by Yongzhou, with 19 towns and 3 streets, 560 villages and a total population of more than 1.05 million. According to the Qiyang CDC, the survey took a total of 30 villages in 12 towns and 3 streets in Qiyang, and each village surveyed 10 households to understand the number of visits to the resident population in the jurisdiction from December 10, 2022 to January 5, 2023, the incidence of new coronavirus infection per household, and also to investigate the number of deaths from December 5, 2022 to January 5, 2023 and the number of deaths due to the presence of symptoms such as fever and cough.

Statistical analysis of the survey showed that the total number of outpatient visits from December 10, 2022 to January 5, 2023 was 58,276, including 29,889 patients with fever and cough (51.28%). The peak incidence period was December 19-24, with a gradual decrease in fever and cough patients seen from December 25. The incidence of fever and cough was mostly in adults and the elderly, followed by students and least in children. A total of 1,198 people in 300 households were surveyed and 939 were infected, with an infection rate of 78.38%. 79 people died from December 5, 2022 to January 5, 2023, with 42 deaths (53.16%) due to fever and cough, a 172.41% increase in deaths compared to the same period last year (29) (note: refers to comparison with 79 people).

Qiyang CDC pointed out that the current new coronavirus infection in Qiyang is in a declining and stable period, but there is an increase in morbidity in the elderly. It is currently facing problems such as lack of rescue and treatment equipment, insufficient rescue and treatment drugs and reagents, higher prices of rescue and treatment drugs and reagents in retail pharmacies, and gradually slackening awareness of prevention and control among the population. In order to actively and steadily promote the implementation of the new coronavirus infection “B class B management” measures, strong response to the Spring Festival before and after the new coronavirus infection epidemic, Qiyang City will focus on the implementation of the following work measures: First, strengthen the classification of treatment of patients; second, grasp the actual medical treatment resources prepared; third, do a good job of key population health services; fourth, grasp the rural Epidemic prevention and control; five is to strengthen the prevention and control of key institutions; six is to carry out health education and advocate adherence to personal protective measures.

According to Hunan Jishou Rong Media, on January 10, the Jishou City New Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention and Control Command organized a mapping exercise of the current status of New Coronavirus infection in rural areas. The survey team went to 15 villages in 5 townships to carry out the mapping and survey by filling out questionnaires face to face at home. The survey included the basic information of the respondents, vaccination status of the new coronavirus, nucleic acid test, antigen test, infection symptoms and medical treatment of the infected people. The news said that the household survey can further understand the rate of infection and vaccination of the new coronavirus in rural areas and promote the booster vaccination of the elderly at this stage.

In Huian County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, Huian County Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a document on January 13, in order to quickly understand the infection situation of residents in the district since December 2022, scientific research and judgment of the epidemic situation, the morning of January 12, Huian County held a survey of the current status of the new coronavirus infection deployment meeting. Relevant townships, health centers (community health service centers) in charge of the leadership and business backbone, the county CDC related investigators to participate in this meeting.

The offline survey was conducted from January 12 to 15 in Luo Township, Chongwu Township and Tuzhai Township, Huian County, with two villages (communities) taken from each township and 400 people taken from each village (community) as surveyed subjects, with a total of 2,400 people surveyed in the county.

Huian CDC introduced that Huian County will also synchronize the online survey, in the “Huian Express” “Health Huian” and other mainstream public numbers on the county residents of the new coronavirus infection online survey news and questionnaire QR code, and actively mobilize residents to participate in the survey; at the same time At the same time, we actively mobilized party and administrative organs, enterprises and institutions to participate in the survey, and strived to obtain the largest sample size within the specified time.