Shanghai Municipal Health Commission announced this morning (March 18): From 0 to 24:00 on March 17, 2022, 57 new local confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 203 asymptomatic infections were added, of which 2 were confirmed Cases and 103 asymptomatic infections were found in isolation and control, and the rest were found in the investigation of relevant risk groups.
Some netizens asked in the Shanghai comment area: “Why are there so many confirmed cases and asymptomatic today?”
Shanghai issued a reply: “The confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections reported today are mainly discovered from the recent nucleic acid screening, in addition to those found in isolation and control.”