The reporter learned from the press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai held today (18th) that as of 24:00 on May 17th, there were 218 severe patients and 63 critically ill patients receiving treatment in designated medical institutions.
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On May 17, 3 new local deaths were reported, with an average age of 69.7 years. 3 patients had malignant tumors or serious acute and chronic basic diseases, including advanced gastric cancer, sudden cardiac death, dilated cardiomyopathy, total heart failure, severe hypertension, Parkinson’s disease, renal insufficiency, etc. Of the 3 deaths, 2 had been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine, and 1 had not been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine. The immediate cause of death was the underlying disease or tumor.
Shanghai: On May 17, 274 native cases were discharged from hospital and 3,336 cases were released from centralized isolation and medical observation.
Reporters from the main station from the Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Conference held today It was learned at the press conference that yesterday, 274 local confirmed cases in Shanghai were discharged from hospital, and 3,336 asymptomatic infected persons were released from centralized isolation and medical observation. They will return to their place of residence for health monitoring.
In addition, as of 9:00 on May 18, Shanghai has accumulatively identified 911,343 close contacts in Shanghai for this outbreak, and all of them have been put under control.
Shanghai: On May 17th, the latest “three districts” were divided into 3,435 sealed and controlled areas.
Reporters from the main station from the Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control held today It was learned at the press conference that recently, Shanghai has continued to carry out combined screening of “antigen + nucleic acid” based on the division of the “three zones”. According to the screening results, on May 17, the city was divided into 3,435 closed control areas, involving a population of about 790,000 people; 16,108 control areas, involving a population of about 2.71 million; prevention areas of 52,600, involving a population of about 19.8 million people.
Source: CCTV News Client
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