4 new local confirmed cases in Shanghai

At 15:00 today, Shanghai held the 123rd press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Lu Taohong, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission, reported that today (March 15), there were 4 new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 101 local asymptomatic infections in our city. The city and district epidemic prevention and control emergency response teams continue to carry out epidemiological investigations, relevant personnel investigations, sampling testing and prevention and control management, and implement relevant epidemic prevention measures such as disinfection of relevant places and environments. Of the 4 confirmed cases reported today, 3 were found in centralized isolation and control, and 1 was found in the screening of relevant risk groups; among the 101 asymptomatic infections, 66 were found in centralized isolation and control, and the rest were related risks Population screening found that all of them have been closed-loop transferred to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for isolation treatment or isolation medical observation, and the current situation is stable.

The specifics of the confirmed cases are as follows:

Case 1: Female, 65 years old, living in Hengqiao Village, Fengxian District, close contacts of local asymptomatic infections reported by the city , has been under centralized isolation and control, during which the nucleic acid test results were abnormal. The case has been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus pneumonia.

Case 2: Female, 54 years old, living in Lane 1059, Lizheng Road, Pudong New Area, a close contact of a local asymptomatic infection reported by the city, has been under centralized isolation and control, during which the nucleic acid test results were abnormal . The case has never been vaccinated against the new coronavirus.

Case 3: Female, 31 years old, living in Lane 450, Longzhou Road, Xuhui District, close contact of a local asymptomatic infection reported by the city, has been under centralized isolation and control, during which the nucleic acid test results abnormal. The case has been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus pneumonia.

Case 4: Male, 39 years old, living in Lane 152, Pengyue Road, Pudong New Area. He was isolated and controlled because of abnormal nucleic acid screening for relevant risk groups. The case has been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus pneumonia.

The above-mentioned 4 people were all diagnosed as confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia (mild) after consultation by the municipal expert group, comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results.

As of 14:00 on March 15: A total of 13,105 close contacts in Shanghai have been investigated for this epidemic, and all of them have been put under control. Among them, 12,176 people have negative nucleic acid test results, and the rest are being tested. A total of 37,619 close contacts in Shanghai have been investigated, and all of them have been put under control. Among them, 36,717 nucleic acid test results were negative, and the rest are being tested. According to epidemiological investigation and risk assessment, we have screened people in multiple areas, and the results have been negative so far.

Lu Taohong said that at present, the epidemic prevention and control situation in Shanghai is severe and complicated. We must adhere to the general strategy of “foreign defense against imports, internal defense against rebound” and the general policy of “dynamic clearing”, and further carry out epidemic prevention and control work in a strict and practical manner.

(Xinmin Evening News reporter Gao Yang)