From 0 to 24:00 on April 24, Shanghai added 2,472 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 16,983 asymptomatic infections, of which 846 confirmed cases were previously asymptomatic infections. , 1,557 confirmed cases and 16,835 asymptomatic infections were found in isolation and control, and the rest were found in the investigation of relevant risk groups.
As of 24:00 on April 24, 196 severe patients and 23 critically ill patients were treated in designated medical institutions in Shanghai.
On April 24, 51 new local deaths were reported in Shanghai. The average age is 84.2 years old, there are 37 senior citizens over 80 years old, and the maximum age is 100 years old.
Source: CCTV News
51 patients had severe underlying diseases involving multiple organs, including acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, severe arrhythmia, hypertension grade 3 (very high risk), sequelae of cerebral infarction, Diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, uremia, malignant tumor, severe malnutrition, electrolyte disturbance, etc.
4 cases had been vaccinated against COVID-19, and the rest were not vaccinated against COVID-19. After admission, the patient died due to aggravation of the primary disease. The immediate cause of death was the underlying disease.
According to People’s Daily on April 25, Zhang Wenhong, head of the Shanghai New Coronary Pneumonia Treatment Expert Team and director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, accepted an exclusive interview with the People’s Daily Dajiangdong Studio. When answering questions about severe and fatal cases in Shanghai, Zhang Wenhong said:
“Almost all of the patients with severe cases of COVID-19 that we face during clinical treatment have severe multi-organ underlying diseases, and are in critical condition, including advanced malignant tumors, severe cardiovascular diseases (coronavirus) heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, etc.), nervous system diseases (cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, etc.), end-stage liver cirrhosis, diabetes, uremia, etc.
The immediate cause of death is mostly the underlying disease. These patients with serious underlying diseases are also infected with the new crown. Although the pneumonia caused by the new crown is not necessarily serious, the treatment of the underlying diseases is still a serious challenge.
Before the COVID-19 epidemic, these patients with severe complications of multiple organs requiring long-term treatment were generally treated in the original treatment institutions or nursing institutions. During the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, these patients will be concentrated in designated hospitals for the new crown.
They suffer from severe multiple organ insufficiency.When co-infected with COVID-19, some patients still have mild pneumonia symptoms when we count the deaths from COVID-19. Include this portion of deaths from underlying diseases.
Since the outbreak of the Omicron 2019-nCoV variant, we have found significant differences from the earlier Wuhan outbreak.
At that time, the highest fatality rate of new coronary pneumonia was over 5%. Today, even if the deaths from underlying diseases are counted, Shanghai’s total fatality rate remains at 0.0178% (87/48.8 10,000), and the proportion of deaths from severe pneumonia caused by new coronary pneumonia is very low.
Currently, the biggest impact on the fatality rate is the death of elderly patients and patients with underlying diseases. This is the biggest challenge facing Shanghai’s current treatment.
In short, the future against the Omicron epidemic is a long and protracted people’s war. Our goal has always been to free the elderly and vulnerable populations from the significant risks posed by the pandemic. “
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Information sources: CCTV News, People’s Daily