The bivalent vaccine, which Moderna has said it hopes will be authorized for use in the U.S. this fall, is designed to target both the original omicron variant and the original coronavirus strain in a single shot.
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) June 22, 2022
The White House Covid czar—Dr. Ashish Jha—says he's still optimistic about more aid despite recent Republican objections. Billions of dollars in Covid emergency aid are stalled in Congress. But while Jha may be optimistic, Republicans remain pessimistic https://t.co/H3XiGFuwKa
— delthia ricks (@DelthiaRicks) June 24, 2022
… Biden spent the 2020 campaign arguing that he was better equipped to handle Covid-19 than President Trump. But now, in the shadow of 1 million U.S. deaths, he’s facing a potentially impossible task: Touting his administration’s pandemic success even while reminding Americans that it’s nowhere near done.
In an interview with STAT, Ashish Jha, the Biden administration’s pandemic response coordinator, acknowledged the challenge of preaching optimism and caution at the same time.
“I don’t think of it as glass half-empty or glass half-full — we’re just trying to accurately describe the situation we’re in,” he said. “Obviously, we’re in a much better place than we were 16 months ago.”
At the same time, Jha said, the status quo of 100,000 new Covid cases and 300 deaths each day is “not acceptable.”…
Biden does have reasons to celebrate. Since he took power, a large majority of the country has been vaccinated — many have received boosters, and some older or immunocompromised people have even had a fourth dose. Death rates have plummeted. Only about 25,000 people in the U.S. are currently hospitalized with Covid, compared to about 150,000 in January.
More recently, the Biden administration has touted its efforts to make the antiviral drug Paxlovid widely available, ship free rapid tests to Americans’ doorsteps, and offer Covid-19 vaccines to children under 5. Broadly, those advancements have allowed many people to return to something resembling a pre-pandemic “normal.”
Highlighting those achievements isn’t necessarily a political move, said Tom Inglesby, a Johns Hopkins epidemiologist and Biden’s former Covid-testing czar.
“I would not say the administration is trying to sell the story,” he told STAT in an interview. “They’re trying to describe where we are. It’s not easy to get it out in one sentence, but there’s a clear throughline: It’s a lot better, but a lot of people remain at risk.”…
It’s possible that the administration has been a victim of its own success. Since taking office, Biden has made good on promises to make tests, vaccines, and Covid medications widely available — perhaps emboldening many Americans to resume activities once seen as risky.
“The kind of interventions that people were willing to take during the first year of the pandemic — in terms of interruption of their lives — are no longer a thing,” Inglesby said….
The White House has repeatedly asked Congress to allocate roughly $10 billion to support its pandemic response. Without that funding, Biden officials warn, the country could experience an acute shortage of vaccines, tests, and antivirals this fall and winter — when they project case rates could once again surge.
The disconnect leaves the White House operating via split-screen: a positive message for Americans and a negative one for the lawmakers who represent them in Washington. It is a needle, experts say, that might be impossible to thread.
“It’s hard, because Congress won’t pay attention,” Lurie said. “But by the same token, if you over-exaggerate it, then you’re not taken seriously.”
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… The WHO said there were 3.3 million new COVID-19 infections last week, marking a 4% decrease, with more than 7,500 deaths. But cases jumped by about 45% in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and by about 6% in Europe. Southeast Asia was the only region to report a slight 4% increase in deaths, while figures fell elsewhere. Globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases has ben falling after peaking in January.
Salim Abdool Karim, an epidemiologist and vice-chancellor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, said the recent fall in COVID-19 numbers had reached “trough” levels and had not been seen much in the last two and a half years. He warned, however, that some countries, including Britain, were starting to see a slight resurgence in cases…
The country dropped nearly all of its COVID restrictions months ago. Last week, the U.K. recorded a 43% rise in cases following the street parties, concerts and other festivities celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee earlier this month, that marked her 70 years as monarch.
Meanwhile in the U.S., officials began rolling out vaccines for the littlest children late last week, with shots for kids aged six months to five years…
While young children generally don’t get as sick from COVID-19 as older kids and adults, their hospitalizations surged during the omicron wave and American experts determined that benefits from vaccination outweighed the minimal risks.
Thread on England:
A combined hospital stats and primary diagnosis update today, starting with a further leap in admissions.
Today's 1,155 is up 51% on last week , and takes the 7 day average up to 920 (40% up on the week), already more than double the recent low (439) seen on June 3rd.
— John Roberts (@john_actuary) June 23, 2022
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New CDC “community levels” are out
Under the pre-Feb 25th guidance, universal indoor masking would be recommended in 94% of counties. Under the new guidance, universal indoor masking is recommended in 12% of counties.https://t.co/bOHHirOOwr pic.twitter.com/N9dvfClGzy
— wsbgnl (@wsbgnl) June 23, 2022
Per the Washington Post:
… While almost all of the country has taken part in the nation’s vaccine rollout for children, Florida has pushed back on what the state’s health department described as a “convoluted vaccine distribution process.” Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has repeatedly questioned the safety and efficacy of the shots, despite robust evidence that they protect against severe illness and death. In March, Ladapo went against CDC guidelines when he recommended against giving the coronavirus vaccine to healthy children because, he argued, they are at lower risk of severe illness from covid-19. The direction from the surgeon general was denounced by pediatricians and top infectious-disease experts, and the White House called it “deeply disturbing.”
As the single largest vaccine supplier in Florida, Publix became a key part of DeSantis’s vaccine rollout last year. The state’s largest private employer received more than a quarter of the state’s doses in 2021, according to the Times.
Publix has donated to both Democrats and Republicans, but the company notably gave $100,000 to DeSantis’s political committee last year, campaign finance records show. The Post reported last week that Julie Fancelli, the 72-year-old Publix heiress, paid the speaking fee for Kimberly Guilfoyle, a fundraiser for former president Donald Trump and the fiancee of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., at the rally on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the Capitol riot. In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 rally, Fancelli wired $650,000 to several organizations that helped stage and promote the event…
Some companies have taken similar positions on vaccinating the youngest Americans during the initial rollout. Walmart, Walgreens, Sam’s Club and Winn-Dixie are only vaccinating children as young as 3 years old, while CVS has opened up appointments for children as young as 18 months.
On The Road – PaulB – A visit to the Olympic Peninsula, 5 of 10
New Deal democrat
Relative to the entire pandemic, the US is in one of its best places ever. For most of the pandemic, there were over 1000 deaths per day. Until this April, only last June and July had averaged under 500 deaths per day.
The US has been under 500 deaths per day since early April, and under 350 since the end of April. Yesterday there were 330.
Despite the growth in variant BA.4/5 cases, nationwide cases continued their slight downward trend at 99,900. This is confirmed by Biobot, which shows declining cases nationwide for the last two weeks, centered on the Northeast and Midwest, while the South and West have been steady. The only big increases of note are in AL, MS, AR, and NM.
Hospitalizations remained steady at 31,700, up only 300 from one week ago. This remains lower than all of 2020-21 except for 5 months in each summer.
I’m sure the next variant is out there somewhere. But worldwide, the story remains BA.4/5 and BA.2.12.1. By the way, In South Africa BA.4/5 rolled in for 3 weeks, and rolled out in 3 as well; the country is right back to its previous trough level.
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
NYSDOH says 46 new cases for 6/22/22
85 new cases for 6/23/22
(PCR tests only).
I have an appointment with my eye doctor today; she still requires masks to step foot in her office.
raven
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 2,796 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,549,847 cases. It also reported one death for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,742 deaths – 0.79% of the cumulative reported total, 0.79% of resolved cases.
There were 27,318 active cases yesterday, 292 more than the day before. 1,009 were in hospital. 38 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 21 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 2,503 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,486,787 patients recovered – 98.6% of the cumulative reported total.
2,587 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. 209 new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 10,964 doses of vaccine on 23rd June: 1,948 first doses, 7,644 second doses, and 1,372 booster doses. The cumulative total is 71,183,959 doses administered: 28,027,786 first doses, 27,236,359 second doses, and 16,134,760 booster doses. 85.8% of the population have received their first dose, 83.4% their second dose, and 49.4% their booster dose.
sab
Northeast Ohio it is really difficult to find a place to get your baby vaxxed. I blame DeWine. Fair or not. The current structure puts it on state government to order the shots and organize delivery, and he just doesn’t care anymore.
NotMax
Locally,
YY_Sima Qian
On 6/23 Mainland China reported 18 new domestic confirmed (13 previously asymptomatic), 26 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Shenzhen, 3 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 1 via screening of residents under movement control, & 1 via community screening. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (1 each at Guangzhou & Shenzhen) & 11 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Shenzhen) cases in the province.
Fangchenggang in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Dongxing. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 36 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
At Weihai in Shandong Province the last asymptomatic case recovered.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 13 new domestic confirmed cases (all previously asymptomatic). 27 domestic confirmed & 33 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 154 active domestic confirmed & 137 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
At Ürumqi in Xinjiang “Autonomous”Region there currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
At Hebei Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 6 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Liaoning Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Dandong) cases, 3 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 via screening of residents under movement control. 2 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 55 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Jilin Province reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (mild) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 28 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 residential compound is currently at High Risk, & 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. There were 0 new deaths. 11 domestic confirmed & 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 83 active domestic confirmed (1 serious & 2 critical) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 23 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
At Jiangsu Province the last domestic asymptomatic case recovered.
At Zhejiang Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Fujian Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 7 active domestic asymptomatic (4 at Zhangzhou & 3 at Fuzhou) cases remaining.
At Jiangxi Province there currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases (2 at Yichun & 1 at Shangrao) remaining.
At Sichuan Province 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Chongqing Municipality 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining.
At Yunnan Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 8 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Imported Cases
On 6/23, Mainland China reported 19 new imported confirmed cases (2 previously asymptomatic), 80 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:
Overall in Mainland China, 94 confirmed cases recovered (20 imported), 153 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (55 imported) & 4 were reclassified as confirmed cases (all imported), & 5,298 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 660 active confirmed cases in the country (267 imported), 3 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 1,210 active asymptomatic cases (554 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 105,498 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 6/23, 3,397.993M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 769K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 8 AM on 6/24 Macau has reported 149 positive cases from the current outbreak. All entertainment venues have been closed & all all restaurants are take out only.
On 6/24 Hong Kong reported 1,860 new positive cases, 139 imported & 1,721 domestic (610 via RT-PCR & 1,111 from rapid antigen tests), 0 deaths.
On 6/24, Taiwan reported 45,767 new positive cases, 89 imported & 45,678 domestic (including 243 moderate and 129 serious). There were 152 new deaths (ages ranging from 10+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 138 having a range of underlying conditions, 43 fully vaccinated & boosted).
sab
OT: I have an elderly hyperthyroid cat. I accidentally overdosed him on his thyroid medicine, and he spent yesterday almost comatose. Clonked out completely. He seems fine this morning. I should be more careful.
raven
@sab: I was at a small gathering for a dip in the pool last night. I had put a bunch of doggie biscuits in my pocket along with my two evening gabapentins. The put jumped on a chair and gobbled everything down!! Reports this morning is that he is fine.
eversor
I quit smoking a few years ago via vapes. I went to the store and they cannot sell me vapes! So I got my first pack of smokes in years. This was dumb Biden. I feel like shit now and I hate how they taste but it was always going to be thus. I’ll go to the fancy store later and get some Dunhills, rolling tobacco, and cigars.
You jackasses already stole my cucumber flavor, and now you take it all.
Fake Irishman
Both the four-year-old and the eight-month old get their first doses today.
We are very happy this day came.
The four year old will be facing an important decision about what type of ice cream to get afterward.
Amir Khalid
@eversor:
Did you consider tapering off with the vapes as well, so you wouldn’t wind up merely replacing one dependency with another?
Baud
@Fake Irishman:
I hope he one she doesn’t fuck it up.
NotMax
‘@eversor
FDA has rejected applications from Juul (and other entities), but there are several companies which maintain FDA approval.
Baud
@Baud:
One = or
raven
@NotMax: I quit in 68 but I had a more natural substitute!
sab
@raven: Pitti’s eat almost everything, except for bell peppers. Glad your’s survived what ever shouldn’t have been eaten but was.
sab
I have a bunch of sapling trees in bad places. Too1 big to dig up the roots, but in bad places. Some years I try black paint. Other years Roundup.
What can I paint on a tiny tree stump to kill it. I don’t care if there is a stump. I just want the tiny tree dead.
satby
@eversor: oh, how ridiculous. You went and got cigarettes because you couldn’t get one vaping product and it’s Biden’s fault? Nope cupcake, your decisions are yours.
The Golux
@sab:
Look for “brush killer” at Home Depot or Lowe’s. Anything that says it will kill poison ivy specifically will do; get the concentrate, not ready-to-apply, and brush the stump with undiluted concentrate.
satby
@sab: not to derail the covid thread too far, but I’m using Tordon for the multiple wild cherry and Tree of Heaven saplings here. Lots of caution required, it can kill nearby plants.
sdhays
Umm…what the ever-loving hell:
So Tramp’s son’s fiancee charges a speaking fee for speaking at political rallies for her future father in law? And random fascist billionaires just pick up those tabs? I wonder how much the actual blood-relations get paid like this. It’s pretty disturbing, although I shouldn’t be surprised at this kind of “innovation” from these people.
gvg
@sab: I always use roundup undiluted on a very fresh cut. Don’t wait because sap oozing up protects it. You need to paint the green or white ring just inside the bark. That is the um, sort of blood flow part of the tree that transports water and nutrients. The bark is just armor and the center part is semi dead. Tree and brush killer also work if you use it on very limited cuts. I use that for poison ivy and blackberries for instance.
If you want to try organic, vinegar might work on some species. Salt also but that has a bad impact on the soil. Quite a few organic herbicides are worse than modern chemicals.
Work slow and get the specific trees. I also use a kind of blue dye I buy at ag supply stores to put in with the chemicals so I can see where I have sprayed. It fades after a few hours and doesn’t do anything itself except mark. Helps me know if I oversprayed and need to wash a good plant off quick.
HinTN
This just persuaded me that Publix is off my list. Luckily, my small older local Kroger is closer and there’s a newer Kroger in the same vicinity as the Publix. RWNJ billionaires disgust me and it’s appalling how many of them there are. Sadly, trying not to feed their machine is like trying not to buy products made in China.
Cameron
@eversor: Hmm. Afraid I don’t have much in the way of useful advice. I walked away from 3 packs/day in 1995 and never looked back (although I don’t have Paris, I’ll always have COPD). Unfortunately, what made that bearable was alcoholism, which I’ve only gotten serious about in the last few months.
Fake Irishman
@Baud:
If she does pick a bad flavor, I’ll get to eat more ice cream. There are fringe benefits to being a dad.
YY_Sima Qian
On 6/24 Mainland China reported 7 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic), 15 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Shenzhen, 1 of the new positive cases is a traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 3 via screening of residents under movement control, & 2 via community screening. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed (1 at Guangzhou & 6 at Shenzhen) & 12 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Shenzhen) cases in the province.
Fangchenggang in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Dongxing. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 36 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region did not report any new domestic positive cases. 35 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 119 active domestic confirmed & 115 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
At Ürumqi in Xinjiang “Autonomous”Region 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
At Hebei Province there currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 6 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Liaoning Province reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Dandong) cases. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 58 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Jilin Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
Beijing Municipality reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both mild) cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 24 domestic confirmed & 17 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 residential compound is currently at High Risk, & 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. There were 0 new deaths. 9 domestic confirmed & 44 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 74 active domestic confirmed (1 serious & 2 critical) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 19 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
At Zhejiang Province 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Fujian Province there currently are 7 active domestic asymptomatic (4 at Zhangzhou & 3 at Fuzhou) cases remaining.
At Jiangxi Province 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases (1 each at Yichun & Shangrao) remaining.
At Sichuan Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Chongqing Municipality 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining.
Yunnan Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both at Menglian County in Pu’er. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Imported Cases
On 6/24, Mainland China reported 46 new imported confirmed cases (8 previously asymptomatic), 83 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 90 confirmed cases recovered (19 imported), 217 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (120 imported) & 9 were reclassified as confirmed cases (8 imported), & 4,684 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 623 active confirmed cases in the country (294 imported), 3 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 1,082 active asymptomatic cases (509 imported), 0 suspect cases. 107,156 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 6/24, 3,398.762M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 769K doses in the past 24 hrs. As of 6/23, 1,293.447M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 91.47% of the total population), 1,259.987M individuals are fully vaccinated (89.37% of the total), & 788.701M individuals have been boosted (or 55.94% of the total). For the > 60 y.o. cohort, 232.311M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 87.99% of the cohort), 219.952M individuals fully vaccinated (or 83.3%of the cohort), & 172.122M individuals have been boosted (or 65.19% of the cohort).
As of 0 AM on 6/25 Macau has reported 190 positive cases from the current outbreak (145 asymptomatic). The territory has completed the 2nd round of mass screening.
On 6/25 Hong Kong reported 1,794 new positive cases, 114 imported & 1,680 domestic (620 via RT-PCR & 1,060 from rapid antigen tests), 0 deaths.
On 6/25, Taiwan reported 40,398 new positive cases, 105 imported & 40,293 domestic (including 181 moderate and 144 serious). There were 151 new deaths (ages ranging from 30+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 140 having a range of underlying conditions, 55 fully vaccinated & boosted).
YY_Sima Qian
On 6/25 Mainland China reported 2 new domestic confirmed (0 previously asymptomatic), 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Guangzhou) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Shenzhen) cases. The case at Guangzhou is a quarantine hotel worker living in “closed loop”, found via daily screening . The cases at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed (2 at Guangzhou & 6 at Shenzhen) & 16 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Shenzhen) cases in the province.
Fangchenggang in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Dongxing. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 37 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
At Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region 15 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 104 active domestic confirmed & 88 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
At Ürumqi in Xinjiang “Autonomous”Region the last 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
At Hebei Province 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 5 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Liaoning Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Dandong) cases. 3 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 12 active domestic confirmed & 60 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Jilin Province did not report any new domestic positive case. 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (mild) case, found via community screening, a person who had lied to contact tracers about being eating in the same restaurant as a domestic positive case at the same time. 18 domestic confirmed & 19 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 residential compound is currently at High Risk, & 2 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. There were 0 new deaths. 23 domestic confirmed & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 51 active domestic confirmed (1 serious & 1 critical) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 13 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
At Zhejiang Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Fujian Province there currently are 7 active domestic asymptomatic (4 at Zhangzhou & 3 at Fuzhou) cases remaining.
At Jiangxi Province 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases (1 each at Yichun & Shangrao) remaining.
At Sichuan Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. The province is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there.
At Chongqing Municipality 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining.
Yunnan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 8 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
Imported Cases
On 6/25, Mainland China reported 37 new imported confirmed cases (9 previously asymptomatic), 65 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 76 confirmed cases recovered (15 imported), 146 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (54 imported) & 9 were reclassified as confirmed cases (all imported), & 7,981 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 586 active confirmed cases in the country (316 imported), 2 in serious/critical condition (both domestic), 1,004 active asymptomatic cases (511 imported), 0 suspect cases. 104,709 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 6/25, 3,399.317M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 555K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 6/26 Macau reported 71 positive case, 14 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 57 via community screening. Cumulatively 261 positive cases have been reported from the current outbreak (195 asymptomatic).
On 6/26 Hong Kong reported 1,917 new positive cases, 118 imported & 1,799 domestic (642 via RT-PCR & 1,157 from rapid antigen tests), 0 deaths.
On 6/26, Taiwan reported 39,646 new positive cases, 60 imported & 39,586 domestic (including 359 moderate or serious). There were 134 new deaths (ages ranging from 30+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 5/20 – 6/23, 127 having a range of underlying conditions, 54 fully vaccinated & boosted).