"The CDC position that we need to “live with Covid”, as espoused with its guidance, should be countered by exploiting the science and our clear capabilities of fully containing the virus, once and for all."
From @EricTopol https://t.co/XsPp8Azaja— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) August 15, 2022
Long Covid looks to be *the* pandemic-related topic, at least until the next variant emerges…
Hola, here is your unroll: https://t.co/swzbMJ7vwg Have a good day. 🤖
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) August 15, 2022
Last evening, we discussed the new @CDCgov guidelines, purportedly a shift to "protect the vulnerable," but fail to do so on many counts https://t.co/lJeFXASFjs
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 13, 2022
Glass half full…
Good news…with cases now headed down, it looks like there was no big wave of deaths from the BA.5 Covid variant. pic.twitter.com/5hE57DKa2r
— Noah Smith ?????? (@Noahpinion) August 13, 2022
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The formidable challenge of BA.5 doesn't detract from the outstanding containment of the virus and high adoption of vaccines in these countries, with a 6-11 fold reduction of cumulative mortality per capita compared with the United States@OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/00wQpIlJ3T
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 14, 2022
Present situation… as opposed to cumulative. pic.twitter.com/dYrmiWN5n1
— DankH2O (@Dank_H2O) August 14, 2022
something I keep having to correct writers on – the idea that there's a single united covid health app in China! there very much is not, it's a messy patchwork that often communicates badly and that's one of the things that makes travel and supply chains especially hard https://t.co/T6njE8SGF6
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) August 13, 2022
After weeks in #COVID19 confinement, folks in Shanghai eagerly swarm a newly reopened @IKEA https://t.co/lKVx5iNRk2
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 14, 2022
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… A number of Pacific islands had success with keeping coronavirus at bay early in the pandemic through stringent restrictions.
The Marshall Islands, which has a population of 59,000, was one of the last nations in the world to be untouched by Covid-19, before two cases were identified in October 2020. The pair had arrived from the US and were isolated from others.
As recently as one week ago, it had seen no community transmission of the virus – meaning that Covid had not been detected passing from person to person.
But on Monday, the first local spread was confirmed. The government responded by declaring a “state of health disaster”, closing schools and introducing a range of public health measures.
The explosion in cases has seen the Marshall Islands shift from a “prevention to mitigation” strategy, Mr Niedenthal wrote in a Facebook update…
No lockdown has been ordered, but Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reports that many people have chosen to stay at home, with church services cancelled and restaurants appearing quiet.
Since October 2020, two deaths have been reported across the Marshall Islands, and a cumulative total of 3,036 cases have been logged.
However, only nine hospitalisations had been recorded at the time of Mr Niedenthal’s Facebook update on Monday – with figures showing that 70% of Marshallese had been fully vaccinated…
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… Moderna’s latest vaccine – called Spikevax – targets both the original strain and the first Omicron variant (BA.1), which emerged last winter. It is known as a bivalent vaccine as it takes aim at two forms of Covid.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has considered the evidence and given the vaccine approval for use in adults.
Dr June Raine, the regulator’s chief executive, said: “What this bivalent vaccine gives us is a sharpened tool in our armoury to help protect us against this disease as the virus continues to evolve.”
Experiments on 437 people showed the updated vaccine was safe and gave better immune protection against newer variants.
Levels of antibodies that were able to stick to and disable Omicron (BA.1) were 1.7 times higher in people given the new vaccine. Tests against more recent Omicron variants (BA.4 and BA.5), which are causing the UK’s current wave, also showed higher levels of protection with the updated vaccine.
However, it is far from clear what that means in terms of preventing someone from becoming seriously ill.
Additionally, it is uncertain what variants we will be facing in the coming months and exactly how well the updated vaccine will perform against them…
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Why some people suffer more from #COVID19 than others: a team of scientists #BIH and colleagues from the United Kingdom and Canada have found #genes and #proteins that contribute to a higher risk of severe COVID-19: https://t.co/YA0qtPI6ls ©M. Pietzner w. https://t.co/aeQPAIJKbP pic.twitter.com/zDv95vPrDq
— Berlin Institute of Health (@berlinnovation) August 15, 2022
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In one week's time we learned more about #LongCovid that we had in months, including evidence for a potential biomarker. Yet we're still way behind where we need to be to help millions of people who are affected. https://t.co/IEMD9R3LtU pic.twitter.com/ONWeuShJ1o
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 13, 2022
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Counter-argument, for what it’s worth (I’ll admit — I personally think Dr. Topol is a little bit doomerist):
also, the "percentage of people who have had COVID" is now upwards of 80%! this would imply that 20% or more of Americans had long COVID, which if correct I would not need a chart to determine!
— Andreas Schou (@revhowardarson) August 15, 2022
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NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
110 new cases for 8/12/22
116 new cases for 8/13/22
80 new cases for 8/14/22
53 new cases for 8/15/22
Deaths now at 1947, up 14 from last week. This is the first time we’ve had weekly deaths in double digits in months.
Vaccinations now at 72.9%
lowtechcyclist
Three new threads in 10 minutes – impressive bigfooting of the bigfooting!
Good thing Betty C’s thread was squishable, it sure got squished!
ETA: The coveted second spot!
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 2,437 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,735,547 cases. It also reported eight deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 36,093 deaths – 0.76% of the cumulative reported total, 0.77% of resolved cases.
46,535 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 11th August, with a positivity rate of 8.7%.
There were 42,203 active cases yesterday, 1,229 fewer than the day before. 1,566 were in hospital. 81 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 50 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 3,658 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,659,688 patients recovered – 98.4% of the cumulative reported total.
2,431 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. Six new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 3,669 doses of vaccine on 15th August: 194 first doses, 385 second doses, 754 first booster doses, and 3,036 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 72,185,766 doses administered: 28,084,211 first doses, 27,476,999 second doses, 16,202,712 first booster doses, and 421,844 second booster doses. 86.0% of the population have received their first dose, 84.1% their second dose, 49.6% their first booster dose, and 1.3% their second booster dose.
YY_Sima Qian
On 8/15 Mainland China reported 530 new domestic confirmed (33 previously asymptomatic), 1,838 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed cases & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 217 active domestic confirmed & 59 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 35 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 55 active domestic confirmed & 452 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 426 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 785 new domestic asymptomatic) cases. There currently are 4,800 active domestic confirmed & 5,271 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
At Hunan Province there currently are 5 active domestic confirmed (4 at Loudi & 1 at Changsha) & 5 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Huaihua) cases in the province. 4 sites at Loudi are currently at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province reported 11 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Shiyan & 2 at Wuhan) cases. The cases at Shiyan are traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine. The cases at Shiyan are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The cases at Wuhan recently came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (2 at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan) & 84 active domestic asymptomatic (43 at Qianjiang, 34 at Shiyan, & 7 at Wuhan) cases in the city. 1 site at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan are currently at High Risk. 3 site at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed case. 18 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 83 active domestic confirmed & 44 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Gansu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, at Chengguan District in Lanzhou, a person from out of province passing through. 4 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 67 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 15 sites at Zhangye are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Zhangye are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all at Xi’an) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Baoji) cases. The new domestic positive cases at Xi’an were found via community screening. The case at Baoji is a traced close contact of domestic positive cases elsewhere & passing through while on a train. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed (6 at Xi’an & 2 at Hanzhong) & 4 active domestic asymptomatic (2 each at Xi’an & Baoji) cases in the province. 3 sites at Hanzhong are currently at High Risk, & 11 at Medium Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 12 new domestic confirmed (11 previously asymptomatic) & 305 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 53 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 2,849 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Shandong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Jinan) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Rizhao & 1 at Qingdao) cases. The cases at Rizhao & Jinan are traced closer contacts of domestic positive cases in Tibet & under centralized quarantine. The case at Qingdao is a quarantine hotel worker living in “closed loop” & found via daily testing. 18 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (2 at Heze & 1 at Jinan) & 145 domestic asymptomatic (142 at Heze, 2 at Rizhao, & 1 at Qingdao) cases in the city. 57 sites at Heze are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Qiaodong District in Zhangjiakou) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Shijiazhuang) & 38 active domestic asymptomatic (34 at Shijiazhuang & 4 at Zhangjiakou) cases in the province. 6 sites at Zhangjiakou are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Zhangjiakou & 2 at Shijiazhuang are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed cases. 1 confirmed & 41 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed & 238 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Jilin Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (both at Changchun) & 13 active domestic asymptomatic (10 at Yushu in Changchun, 2 at Jilin City, & 1 at Meihekou) cases in the province. 4 sites at Jilin City are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons recently coming from Tibet, 3 under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 2 sites are currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
At Tianjin Municipality there currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 17 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Shanghai Municipality reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently is 4 active domestic confirmed (none serious) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 8 sites are currently at High Risk, & 11 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Hefei) case, a recent arrival from out of province & under centralized quarantine. There currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Hefei, Suzhou & Fuyang) cases in the province. 1 site at Haozhou is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Suzhou) cases, all persons coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (all at Nanjing) & 4 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Suzhou) cases in the province. 1 site at Nanjing is currently is at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 17 new domestic confirmed (13 previously asymptomatic, 13 at Jinhua & 4 at Wenzhou) & 38 new domestic asymptomatic (16 at Jinhua, 18 at Wenzhou, & 2 each at Hangzhou & Taizhou) cases, all new domestic positive cases are from persons under home/centralized quarantine. 7 domestic confirmed & 41 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 8 sites at Jinhua are currently at High Risk, & 9 at Medium Risk.
Fujian Province reported 11 new domestic confirmed (10 at Xiamen & 1 at Sanming) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Fuzhou) cases. 3 of the cases at Xiamen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 7 via screening of residents in Medium Risk areas. The case at Fuzhou is a traced close contacts of domestic positive cases in Tibet & under centralized quarantine. The case at Sanming came from Lhasa in Tibet on 8/12 & tested positive during at home monitoring period. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 43 active domestic confirmed & 8 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 6 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Guixi in Yingtan) & 29 new domestic asymptomatic (22 at Guixi in Yingtan, 4 at Fengcheng in Yichun, & 3 at Yushan County in Shangrao) cases. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed (20 at Yingtan & 3 at Yichun) & 181 active domestic asymptomatic (123 at Yingtan, 45 at Yichun, 10 at Shangrao, 2 at Nanchang, & 1 at Ji’an) cases in the province. 7 sites at Yingtan, 3 at Shangrao, & 1 at Yichun are currently at High Risk. 12 sites at Yingtan, 1 at Shangrao, & 1 at Yichun are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 11 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 8 at Chengdu & 1 each at Mianyang, Neijiang & Garzê Prefecture) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Garzê Prefecture & 1 each at Chengdu & Mianyang) cases. 1 of the cases at Chengdu was previously asymptomatic & 8 are persons under centralized quarantine (traced close contacts or recent arrivals from Tibet). The cases at Garzê Prefecture are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The cases at Mianyang came from Lhasa in Tibet on 8/12 & under centralized quarantine since. 21 domestic confirmed & 18 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 1 site at Deyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Jiulongpo District) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 28 active domestic confirmed & 25 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Bijiang District in Tongren District) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Weng’an District in Qiannan Prefecture) cases, both recently returning from Lhasa in Tibet. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (3 at Zunyi & 1 at Tongren) & 3 active domestic asymptomatic (2 at Zunyi & 1 at Qiannan Prefecture) cases in the city. 1 site at Zunyi is currently at Medium Risk.
Qinghai Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Hainan & Haixi Prefectures) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Haixi Prefecture, & 2 each at Hainan Prefectures & Xining) case. The cases at Haixi Prefecture & Hainan Prefectures are persons under centralized quarantine. The cases at Xining are traced close contacts of domestic positive cases in Tibet & under centralized quarantine. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed (4 at Haixi Prefecture, 3 at Hainan Prefecture, & 1 at Huangnan Prefecture) & 20 active domestic asymptomatic (10 at Haixi Prefecture, 4 at Hainan Prefecture, 1 each at Huangnan Prefecture & Xining, & each 1 at Haidong & Yushu Prefectures) cases in the region. 2 sites at Haidong & 1 at Hainan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Haidong & 1 at Hainan Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 26 new domestic confirmed & 629 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 204 active domestic confirmed & 2,349 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Kunming, all traced close contacts of domestic positive cases in Tibet & under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 12 active domestic asymptomatic cases there.
Imported Cases
On 8/15, Mainland China reported 61 new imported confirmed cases (8 previously asymptomatic), 97 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 117 confirmed cases recovered (58 imported), 294 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (54 imported) & 41 were reclassified as confirmed cases (8 imported), & 9,280 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 6,347 active confirmed cases in the country (680 imported), 16 in serious/critical condition (2 imported), 12,599 active asymptomatic cases (732 imported), 0 suspect cases. 207,888 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 8/15, 3,428.258M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 293K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 8/15 Hong Kong added 5,162 new positive cases, 272 imported & 4,890 domestic (1,734 via RT-PCR & 3,156 from rapid antigen tests), 10 new deaths (60 – 97 y.o., 3 un-boosted).
On 8/15 Taiwan added 23,172 new positive cases, 270 imported & 22,902 domestic (including 30 moderate or serious). There were 16 new deaths (ages ranging from 50+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death ranging form 6/10 to 8/13, all w/ underlying conditions, 5 fully vaccinated & boosted).
New Deal democrat
The CDC updated its variant analysis for last week already this morning. BA.5 increased slightly to 89%. BA.4 & 4.6 each accounted for 5%, and BA.2.12.1 the last 1%. BA.2.75 appears to be a non-factor.
Biobot also updated with more data through one week ago, with the surprising result that, while the West, South, and Northeast show continued declines, the Midwest has increased sharply back to its peak of one month ago. This *could* be because the region including NE, MO, IA, and NE is the one showing a significantly higher incidence of BA.4.6, at 13% (although BA.5 is still increasing there, to 80%). There is no indication of any increase yet in confirmed cases in any individual States in the Midwest. Elsewhere BA.4.6 is no higher than 7%.
BIobot’s nationwide analysis is consistent with about a 25% decline in New cases to about 380,000. Confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have all been nearly steady at 113,700, 43,400, and 465, respectively.
Unless BA.4.6 or some other variant emerges as significantly more infectious or evasive, I anticipate a slow decline in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the US in the immediate future. The next week should show whether the increase in cases in the Great Plains is an anomaly or not.
Finally, according to the latest CDC data, almost half of all deaths from COVID are among the most elderly, age 85 and over, while 75% are among those age 75 and older. As a result, excess mortality for the US since the beginning of spring as only slightly higher than pre-COVID. In other words, COVID is killing those people most likely to have died from other causes in the immediate future. Additionally, the unvaccinated continue to be over 10x more at risk of deaths compared with those vaccinated and boosted.
Ohio Mom
@lowtechcyclist: Apparently, the hamsters turning the wheels of the blog slacked off and WaterGirl had to rescue a few languishing posts, which is why there was a sudden spate.
Ohio Mom
I am much less careful these days about always wearing a mask and avoiding all crowds. In part because I’m fully boosted and in part because I’m pinning my hope, if I do get sick, on Paxlovid.
Now if a new variant shows up and the numbers in my part of the world skyrocket, I probably will retreat from my current state of wild abandon.
Soprano2
Long covid is a real concern, there’s no dispute about that. Unfortunately, some people have consistently tried to make it into a much bigger problem than it is so far. More than once I’ve seen headlines implying that “x%” of covid patients have signs of long covid, only to find in the article that the people surveyed were only or mostly those who were so sick they were hospitalized! The implication that everyone is at equal risk of developing debilitating long covid is false, and as with everything else related to covid they don’t do themselves any favors with the exaggeration. And I agree, Dr. Topol is too doomerist for me.
rikyrah
Thank you, AL
Ken
“Daddy, what made people suddenly take COVID real serious after noring it for three years?”
“Ig-noring, honey. Well….”
bluefoot
That 20% number for people with long COVID reflects what I’ve seen amongst the people I know who got COVID. It’s a wide range of symptoms though, from a few months loss of taste to long-term fatigue and brain fog (>1 year).
One of the scariest is a friend in his 40s, previously healthy and no family history of cardiac issues, now has poorly controlled a-fib. He’s been hospitalized 3 times, plus had two cardioversions and one ablation. Medication has helped but it took until after the ablation before the meds were at all effective. His COVID case was mild – a week of what felt like a cold. And he was vaccinated.
his partner who got COVID at the same time, and has a history of cardiovascular disease, is fine.
The problem with long COVID, just like COVID, is that you can’t predict who is going to be severely affected.
Pika
As the folks at This Week in Virology note, Topol is a cardiologist, not a virologist or immunologist. He’s not quite as bad as the sleep doctor or the nutritionist, but there are far better folks to follow who can actually translate studies before tweeting them and who are more humble and reflective about being wrong
Jesse
Topol is waging a “science-based” war against the CDC? Wow.
Thor Heyerdahl
@Ken: if impotence didn’t get them to pay attention, I doubt baldness will.
The Moar You Know
Some bad non-COVID news; apparently monkeypox is being transmitted from humans to dogs.
Not good.
BretH
But I have it on good word
https://peakprosperity.com/wow-cdc-completely-reverses-course-its-over/
that the vaccines have caused millions of Americans to become disabled and perhaps a million unreported deaths, as well as being unnecessary!
Bill Arnold
@BretH:
That’s a pretty vile article. I counted 11 blatant falsehoods before stopping reading due to rapidly rising blood pressure. (Tinnitus is a sign.)
Emmyelle
I’m a bit of a doom-and-gloomophile myself, but my biologist brain is also taking a wait and see approach to long COVID. Thing is, we as a population are not that far out in time from the big infection waves. And the most recent waves, especially the omicron waves, have impacted huge numbers of vaccinated people who previously managed to avoid getting infected. I think it is going to be a few years before we understand what kinds of lingering symptoms are related to COVID infection or not.
Tip of the iceberg, I think.
BretH
@Bill Arnold: I signed in for a while to see what reaction they would have to someone fact-checking them. It became clear that there was no interest in anything but conspiracy theories (covid vaccine causing huge spikes in rare cancers but no doctor, oncology department or research facility will tell you), assertions that the virus was created in a lab in Wuhan, Ivermectin is effective, etc etc etc.
No amount of detailed rebuttals made a whit of difference so I basically changed my password to some long string of random characters and saved it so I wouldn’t ever be tempted to try and do that again under that login.
It’s sad because I knew that guy about 20 years ago before he fall into the cesspool where he is now swimming.
RaflW
Soooo, I’m in the grey zone today. Went camping for 5 days with a group (all separate tents). The dining hall had tons of screen windows, and the group of about 18 was fairly respectful of distancing. But no electricity so at times very little breeze in the space.
I decided it was a calculated risk.
One person has now tested C+ right afterwards, and I have a sore throat and now, day two , a mildly productive occasional cough.
One negative home test last night, but I’d expect that IF it’s Covid, it will take 2-4 days to show?
Any suggestions from folx who’ve been thru it?
dc
@RaflW:
I would test again tonight. My symptoms started the day before I tested positive with an antigen test. On first day of symptoms, I tested negative.
RaflW
Thanks, yes we’re picking up more tests today. I figure I’ll test each evening for several days (unless I get the pink line). BF is skedaddling to a secure offsite location this afternoon. We’d been distancing since I got home out of various cautions, and started masking once my sore throat presented, so I’m hoping he’s fine.
I basically haven’t had a cold in 2.5 years, when I used to get at least three per year, so I’m also feeling like a total baby about all this. Waaa. (Ok, trying not to take myself too seriously!) I’m 4X vax’d and so far haven’t had Covid. Stories like the a-fib above give me the absolute f**ing willies.
Friends in FL got Paxlovid and recommended it. I’ll of course consult my Dr. if I get the pink line.
VOR
@Thor Heyerdahl: Honestly, I think messaging the potential for impotence and hair loss could help things. I suspect a lot of people see COVID as a binary thing where you either live or die. Nope, you can have an asymptomatic case and still have these side-effects like impotence and hair loss. And Long COVID, which I freely admit I do not fully understand.
You will never reach the hard core deniers and Ivermectin enthusiasts, but you might reach people on the margins.
J R in WV
Next door neighbor and long term friend has an older sister who had covid, and now when she wakes up in the morning cannot move at first, gradually she becomes able to move after a while, but so scary~!
YY_Sima Qian
On 8/16 Mainland China reported 556 new domestic confirmed (33 previously asymptomatic), 2,322 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed cases & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 224 active domestic confirmed & 54 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 10 domestic confirmed & 68 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 45 active domestic confirmed & 386 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 482 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 1,181 new domestic asymptomatic) cases. 40 domestic confirmed & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5,242 active domestic confirmed & 6,428 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
At Hunan Province there currently are 5 active domestic confirmed (4 at Loudi & 1 at Changsha) & 5 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Huaihua) cases in the province. 4 sites at Loudi are currently at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Shiyan & 1 at Wuhan) cases. The cases at Shiyan are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Wuhan recently came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (2 at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan) & 90 active domestic asymptomatic (43 at Qianjiang, 39 at Shiyan, & 8 at Wuhan) cases in the city. 1 site at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan are currently at High Risk. 3 site at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 10 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 73 active domestic confirmed & 36 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Gansu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, at Chengguan District in Lanzhou, a person from out of province passing through. 4 domestic confirmed & 25 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 43 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 15 sites at Zhangye are currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (5 at Xi’an & 1 at Shangluo) & 10 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Xi’an & 3 at Shangluo) cases. 2 of the cases at Xi’an were found via community screening & 10 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 2 of the cases at Shangluo were found via community screening & 2 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed (11 at Xi’an, 2 at Hanzhong, & 1 at Shangluo) & 14 active domestic asymptomatic (9 at Xi’an, 3 at Shangluo, & 2 at Baoji) cases in the province. 3 sites at Hanzhong & 3 at Xi’an are currently at High Risk. 11 sites at Hanzhong are currently at Medium Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 363 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 77 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 3,135 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Shandong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Qingdao) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Weihai & 1 at Linyi) cases, the new domestic positive cases all came from Tibet & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (1 each at Heze, Jinan & Qingdao) & 125 domestic asymptomatic (120 at Heze, 2 each at Rizhao & Weihai, & 1 at Linyi) cases in the city. 57 sites at Heze are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Qiaodong District in Zhangjiakou) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Shijiazhuang) & 38 active domestic asymptomatic (34 at Shijiazhuang & 4 at Zhangjiakou) cases in the province. 7 sites at Zhangjiakou are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Zhangjiakou & 2 at Shijiazhuang are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 20 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed & 220 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Jilin Province there currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (both at Changchun) & 13 active domestic asymptomatic (10 at Yushu in Changchun, 2 at Jilin City, & 1 at Meihekou) cases in the province. 4 sites at Jilin City are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & a pandemic response worker living in “closed loop”. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 2 sites are currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
At Tianjin Municipality there currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 17 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Shanghai Municipality reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (none serious) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 8 sites are currently at High Risk, & 11 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Hefei, Suzhou & Fuyang) cases in the province. 1 site at Haozhou is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Nanjing) & 10 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Wuxi & 2 at Nanjing) cases. 1 of the cases at Nanjing was found via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations, & the other 2 are persons coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Wuxi are persons coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (all at Nanjing) & 14 active domestic asymptomatic (8 at Wuxi, 4 at Suzhou, & 2 at Nanjing) cases in the province. 4 sites at Wuxi are currently is at High Risk. 8 sites at Nanjing & 7 at Wuxi are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 35 new domestic confirmed (21 previously asymptomatic, 25 at Wenzhou, 4 at Ningbo, 3 at Taizhou, 2 at Hangzhou & 1 at Jinhua) & 22 new domestic asymptomatic (17 at Jinhua, 4 at Wenzhou, & 1 at Hangzhou) cases, 35 of the new domestic positive cases are from persons under home/centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening (at Wenzhou). 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 1 site Hangzhou & 1 at Jinhua are currently at High Risk. 5 sites at Jinhua & 1 at Hangzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Fujian Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (all at Xiamen) cases. 3 of the cases at Xiamen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 7 via screening of residents in Medium Risk areas. There currently are 51 active domestic confirmed & 8 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 8 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 18 new domestic asymptomatic (15 at Guixi in Yingtan, 2 at Fengcheng in Yichun, & 1 at Xuyang District in Jiujiang) cases. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed (20 at Yingtan & 3 at Yichun) & 195 active domestic asymptomatic (138 at Yingtan, 43 at Yichun, 10 at Shangrao, 2 at Nanchang, & 1 each at Ji’an & Jiujiang) cases in the province. 31 sites at Yingtan, 3 at Shangrao, & 2 at Yichun are currently at High Risk. 50 sites at Yingtan, 1 at Shangrao, & 15 at Yichun are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Chengdu & 1 each at Nanchong & Garzê Prefecture) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Chengdu, Leshan, Mianyang & Nanchong) cases. 2 of the cases at Chengdu are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 recently came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 of the cases at Nanchong was previously asymptomatic, & the other recently came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Garzê Prefecture was previously asymptomatic. The cases at Mianyang & Leshan are persons under centralized quarantine. 13 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 1 site at Deyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 at Shapingba District & 1 at Yubei District) cases, 2 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 27 active domestic confirmed & 28 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Weng’an District in Qiannan Prefecture) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (3 at Zunyi & 1 at Tongren) & 3 active domestic asymptomatic (1 at Zunyi & 2 at Qiannan Prefecture) cases in the city. 1 site at Zunyi is currently at Medium Risk.
Qinghai Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Hainan Prefecture) & 13 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Xining, 4 at Huangnan Prefecture, & 1 each at Hainan, Haixi, & Yushu Prefectures) case. The cases at Xining are traced close contacts of domestic positive cases in Tibet & under centralized quarantine. There cases at Huangnan & Yushu Prefectures came from Lhasa in Tibet & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Hainan & Haixi Prefectures are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed (4 at Haixi Prefecture, 5 at Hainan Prefecture, & 1 at Huangnan Prefecture) & 33 active domestic asymptomatic (11 at Haixi Prefecture, 8 at Xining, 5 at Hainan Prefecture, 6 at Huangnan Prefecture, 2 at Yushu Prefecture, & 1 at Haidong Prefecture) cases in the region. 3 sites at Haixi Prefecture, 2 at Haidong & 1 at Hainan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 2 each sites at Haidong & Haixi Prefecture, & 1 each at Hainan & Huangnan Prefectures are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 16 new domestic confirmed & 670 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 6 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 193 active domestic confirmed & 2,378 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Kunming) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Luxi County in Honghe Prefecture & 1 at Yulong County in Lijiang) cases. The case at Kunming is a traced close contacts of domestic positive cases at Wenzhou in Zhejiang & under centralized quarantine. The cases at Honghe Prefecture came from Lhasa in Tibet on 8/12 & tested positive during at home health monitoring period. The Lijiang came from Diqing Prefecture on 8/14 & tested positive on 8/15 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 12 active domestic asymptomatic cases there.
Imported Cases
On 8/16, Mainland China reported 71 new imported confirmed cases (12 previously asymptomatic), 77 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 140 confirmed cases recovered (47 imported), 327 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (47 imported) & 45 were reclassified as confirmed cases (12 imported), & 12,611 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 6,844 active confirmed cases in the country (704 imported), 18 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 14,626 active asymptomatic cases (750 imported), 0 suspect cases. 223,408 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 8/16, 3,428.587M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 329K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 8/16 Hong Kong added 5,757 new positive cases, 194 imported & 5,563 domestic (2,167 via RT-PCR & 3,396 from rapid antigen tests), 4 new deaths (52 – 96 y.o., 3 un-boosted).
On 8/16 Taiwan added 24,873 new positive cases, 204 imported & 24,699 domestic (including 111 moderate or serious). There were 33 new deaths (ages ranging from 50+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death ranging form 6/10 to 8/13, 32 w/ underlying conditions, 10 fully vaccinated & boosted).
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On 8/17 Mainland China reported 614 new domestic confirmed (32 previously asymptomatic), 2,810 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 9 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 221 active domestic confirmed & 53 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 65 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 43 active domestic confirmed & 326 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 496 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic) & 1,522 new domestic asymptomatic) cases. 15 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5,723 active domestic confirmed & 7,935 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Hunan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Changsha) case, a traced close contact of domestic positive cases elsewhere & under centralized quarantine. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (4 at Loudi & 2 at Changsha) & 5 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Huaihua) cases in the province. 4 sites at Loudi are currently at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (2 at Qianjiang & 1 at Shiyan) & 86 active domestic asymptomatic (39 each at Qianjiang & Shiyan, & 8 at Wuhan) cases in the city. 1 site at Shiyan is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 12 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 66 active domestic confirmed & 38 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Gansu Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Tanchang County in Longnan Prefecture & 1 at Chengguan District in Lanzhou) cases, all persons coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine or tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 38 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 3 sites at Zhangye are currently at High Risk, & 12 at Medium Risk.
Wuzhong in Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons driving from Tibet passing through, tested positive at expressway checkpoint.
Shaanxi Province reported 36 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 29 new domestic asymptomatic (22 at Shangluo & 7 at Xi’an) cases. 2 of the cases at Xi’an were found via community screening & 10 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 2 of the cases at Shangluo were found via community screening & 2 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 50 active domestic confirmed (11 at Xi’an, 2 at Hanzhong, & 1 at Shangluo) & 43 active domestic asymptomatic (9 at Xi’an, 3 at Shangluo, & 2 at Baoji) cases in the province.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 9 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 260 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 75 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 27 active domestic confirmed & 3,314 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Shandong Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Rizhao & 1 at Weihai) cases, 2 recently came from out of province & tested positive during at home health monitoring period or under centralized quarantine since arrival, & a traced close contact. 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (1 each at Heze, Jinan & Qingdao) & 115 domestic asymptomatic (107 at Heze, 4 at Rizhao, 3 at Weihai, & 1 at Linyi) cases in the city. 1 site at Rizhao is currently at High Risk. 57 sites at Heze are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (4 Huailai County in Zhangjiakou & 2 at Xian County in Cangzhou) cases. 1 of the cases at Zhangjiakou is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 3 via screening of residents under movement control. The cases at Cangzhou came from Lhasa in Tibet on 8/16 & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 new domestic confirmed (at Shijiazhuang) & 40 active domestic asymptomatic (30 at Shijiazhuang, 8 at Zhangjiakou & 2 at Cangzhou) cases in the province. 7 sites at Zhangjiakou are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Zhangjiakou is currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 21 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 207 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Jilin Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (both at Changchun) & 11 active domestic asymptomatic (10 at Changchun & 1 at Meihekou) cases in the province. 4 sites at Jilin City are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 4 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 3 of the new domestic positive cases are traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening (at Shunyi District). 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 3 sites are currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 2 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, a person coming from elsewhere & tested positive during at home health monitoring period, & 1 via community screening (at Hongkou District). There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (none serious) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 10 sites are currently at High Risk, & 10 at Medium Risk.
At Anhui Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Hefei & Fuyang) cases in the province. All areas of the province are now at Low Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Wuxi) case, a person coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (all at Nanjing) & 15 active domestic asymptomatic (9 at Wuxi, 4 at Suzhou, & 2 at Nanjing) cases in the province. 4 sites at Wuxi are currently is at High Risk. 8 sites at Nanjing & 7 at Wuxi are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed (6 previously asymptomatic, 9 at Wenzhou, 3 at Jinhua, & 1 each at Hangzhou & Ningbo) & 13 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Jinhua & 4 at Wenzhou) cases, all of the new domestic positive cases are from persons under centralized quarantine. 8 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 1 site Hangzhou & 2 at Wenzhou are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Jinhua & 1 each at Hangzhou & Wenzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Fujian Province reported 10 new domestic confirmed (all at Xiamen) cases, 9 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 61 active domestic confirmed & 7 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 7 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 1 domestic confirmed (at Guixi in Yingtan) & 12 new domestic asymptomatic (10 at Guixi in Yingtan & 2 at Fengcheng in Yichun) cases. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 24 active domestic confirmed (21 at Yingtan & 3 at Yichun) & 203 active domestic asymptomatic (148 at Yingtan, 41 at Yichun, 10 at Shangrao, 2 at Nanchang, & 1 each at Ji’an & Jiujiang) cases in the province. 31 sites at Yingtan, 3 at Shangrao, & 2 at Yichun are currently at High Risk. 50 sites at Yingtan, 1 at Shangrao, & 15 at Yichun are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Chengdu & 1 each at Nanchong & Garzê Prefecture) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Chengdu & Garzê Prefecture) cases. 1 of the cases at Chengdu was previously asymptomatic, a traced close contact of imported positive cases & under centralized quarantine, & a person coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The case at Nanchong is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Garzê Prefecture was previously asymptomatic, the other coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 2 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 2 sites at Nanchong are currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Jiulongpo District) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Jiulongpo, Shapingba District & Yubei Districts) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 6 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed & 29 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 2 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both at Weng’an District in Qiannan Prefecture, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed (3 at Zunyi & 1 each at Qiannan Prefecture & Tongren) & 4 active domestic asymptomatic (1 at Zunyi & 3 at Qiannan Prefecture) cases in the city. 1 site at Qiannan Prefecture is currently at High Risk, & 8 at Medium Risk.
Qinghai Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 at Haixi Prefecture & 1 at Xining) & 57 new domestic asymptomatic (19 each at Haixi & Yushu Prefectures, 7 at Xining, 5 at Haidong, 4 at Huangnan Prefecture, & 3 at Hainan Prefecture) cases. The cases at Xining & Huangnan Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine. The cases at Haixi District are recent arrivals from Tibet or traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 18 of the cases at Yushu Prefecture came from Tibet & under centralized quarantine since arrival, & 1 via community screening. 4 of the cases at Haidong came from Nagqu in Tibet & tested positive while passing through, & the 5th came from Tibet & under centralized quarantine. 2 of the cases at Hainan Prefecture recently came from Lhasa in Tibet & a traced close contact. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed (6 at Haixi Prefecture, 5 at Hainan Prefecture, & 1 each at Huangnan Prefecture & Xining) & 89 active domestic asymptomatic (29 at Haixi Prefecture, 15 at Xining, 8 at Hainan Prefecture, 10 at Huangnan Prefecture, 21 at Yushu Prefecture, & 6 at Haidong Prefecture) cases in the region. 3 sites at Haixi Prefecture, 2 at Haidong & 1 each at Hainan & Huangnan Prefectures are currently at High Risk. 2 each sites at Haidong, Hainan Prefecture & Haixi Prefecture, & 3 at Huangnan Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 16 new domestic confirmed & 670 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 193 active domestic confirmed & 2,378 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Kunming) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Kunming & 1 at Wuding County in Chuxiong Prefecture) cases, all recent arrivals from Tibet & tested positive during at home health monitoring period. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 13 active domestic asymptomatic cases there.
Imported Cases
On 8/17, Mainland China reported 68 new imported confirmed cases (12 previously asymptomatic), 78 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 114 confirmed cases recovered (56 imported), 297 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (73 imported) & 42 were reclassified as confirmed cases (10 imported), & 10,118 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 7,412 active confirmed cases in the country (716 imported), 22 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 17,175 active asymptomatic cases (745 imported), 0 suspect cases. 236,538 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 8/17, 3,428.933M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 346K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 8/17 Hong Kong added 6,054 new positive cases, 243 imported & 5,811 domestic (2,184 via RT-PCR & 3,627 from rapid antigen tests), 5 new deaths (50 – 92 y.o., 1 boosted).
On 8/17 Taiwan added 23,425 new positive cases, 337 imported & 23,088 domestic (including 111 moderate or serious). There were 34 new deaths (ages ranging from 40+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death ranging form 5/31 to 8/15, all w/ underlying conditions, 11 fully vaccinated & boosted).