National Health Commission: 227 new local confirmed cases and 1,000 local asymptomatic infections were added yesterday

According to the National Health Commission, from 0 to 24:00 on May 17, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and Xinjiang The Production and Construction Corps reported 240 new confirmed cases. Among them, 13 imported cases (9 cases in Fujian, 2 cases in Guangdong, 1 case in Shanghai, 1 case in Guangxi), including 1 case converted from an asymptomatic infection to a confirmed case (in Guangdong); 227 local cases (96 cases in Shanghai, 52 cases in Beijing, 49 cases in Sichuan, 16 cases in Tianjin, 9 cases in Jilin, 3 cases in Henan, 1 case in Jiangsu, and 1 case in Qinghai), including 79 cases from asymptomatic infections to confirmed cases (56 cases in Shanghai, 10 cases in Tianjin, 9 in Beijing, 2 in Sichuan, 1 in Jilin, and 1 in Henan). 3 new deaths, all local cases, in Shanghai; no new suspected cases.

391 new cured and discharged cases were added that day, including 17 imported cases and 374 local cases (274 in Shanghai, 51 in Beijing, 19 in Jilin, and 10 in Henan). , 6 cases in Zhejiang, 6 cases in Shandong, 2 cases in Guangdong, 1 case in Shanxi, 1 case in Liaoning, 1 case in Chongqing, 1 case in Sichuan, 1 case in Guizhou, and 1 case in Qinghai), 29,016 close contacts released from medical observation, and severe cases A decrease of 42 cases compared with the previous day.

There are 178 confirmed cases imported from abroad (no severe cases), and no existing suspected cases. A total of 18,423 confirmed cases have been confirmed, 18,245 have been cured and discharged, and no deaths have been reported.

As of 24:00 on May 17, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there were 5,205 confirmed cases (including 301 severe cases) ), a total of 211,948 cured and discharged cases, a total of 5,217 deaths, and a total of 222,370 reported confirmed cases, with no existing suspected cases. A total of 3,932,700 close contacts have been traced, and 313,372 close contacts are still under medical observation.

31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 1,065 new asymptomatic infections, including 65 imported cases and 1,000 local cases (759 cases in Shanghai). 152 in Sichuan, 39 in Tianjin, 17 in Beijing, 15 in Anhui, 8 in Henan, 3 in Jilin, 3 in Jiangsu, 1 in Liaoning, 1 in Zhejiang, 1 in Hubei, and 1 in Guangdong).

3728 cases of asymptomatic infections were released from medical observation on the same day, including 75 imported cases and 3653 local cases (3336 cases in Shanghai, 68 cases in Liaoning, 46 cases in Jiangsu, and 44 cases in Zhejiang). There were 34 cases in Shandong, 29 in Henan, 27 in Jilin, 22 in Jiangxi, 20 in Hebei, 8 in Beijing, 7 in Qinghai, 4 in Heilongjiang, 3 in Guangdong, 2 in Sichuan, 1 in Shanxi, and 1 in Anhui. 1 in Guizhou); 80 confirmed cases (1 imported from abroad) on the same day; 47,718 asymptomatic infections still under medical observation (441 imported from abroad).

A total of 1,227,865 confirmed cases have been reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Among them, there were 331,724 cases in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (61,380 discharged cases, 9,361 deaths), 82 cases in the Macau Special Administrative Region (82 cases discharged), and 896,059 cases in Taiwan (13,742 cases discharged and 1,135 deaths).