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After half a month, the number of new cases in a single day in Shanghai fell below 20,000 again. According to reports, on the 19th, 2,494 new confirmed cases of local new coronavirus and 16,407 asymptomatic infections were added, for a total of 18,901 cases. Seven more deaths were reported, bringing the total to 17.
According to a report by the Central News Agency today, Shanghai reported deaths for three consecutive days, with a total of 17 deaths.
According to Reuters on the 17th, citing people familiar with the matter, Shanghai has set a goal of “not spreading outside the quarantine area” of the new coronavirus before the 20th, and has communicated it to party and government officials and agencies at all levels.
According to the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission, 2,494 new confirmed cases of local new coronavirus and 16,407 asymptomatic infections were added on the 19th, for a total of 18,901 cases. After half a month, the number of people notified once again dropped below 20,000. According to public information, the last time Shanghai reported fewer than 20,000 new cases in a single day was on the 6th of this month, when the total number of reported cases was 19,982.
The report said that although the number of reported cases has decreased, there have been deaths for the third day in a row. The report said that a total of 7 new deaths were added on the 19th, of which 5 were over 70 years old and all had chronic diseases. The other two were under the age of 60 and had a history of terminal lung cancer and acute coronary syndrome. The condition of 7 people worsened after being admitted to hospital, and they died after the rescue failed. The direct cause of death was all caused by the underlying disease.
A total of 17 people have died in the current round of the epidemic in Shanghai.