Me looking at a dude who walked up to me out of a crowd just to tell me to take my mask off, I said thanks but I'm ugly this is going to be a better picture and he left me alone pic.twitter.com/LqVR9tdXoE
— nic (@nickelpin) September 2, 2022
Cold weather favors the coronavirus. But as summer gives way to fall, infectious-disease experts are guardedly optimistic that the spread of covid-19 this autumn and winter won’t be as brutal as in the previous two years of the pandemic.
Coronavirus scenarios from multiple research teams, shared in recent weeks with federal officials, foresee stable or declining hospitalizations in early fall. The scenarios show the possibility of a late-fall surge. A new variant remains the biggest wild card. But several factors — including the approval this week of reformulated boosters and the buildup of immunity against the latest strain of the virus — could suppress some of the cold-season spread, experts say…
The scenarios assume that reformulated vaccine boosters will be embraced by the public at a rate similar to that of the annual flu shots — possibly an optimistic assumption given that more than half of Americans eligible for boosters have yet to receive their first dose.
Peter Marks, the top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, said in a briefing Wednesday that the approval of reformulated boosters comes as the agency is “looking at a possible fall wave, with a peak around December 1st.”…
The emergence of a new variant in September could result in a wave of infections and severe illness in December, according to Lauren Ancel Meyers, director of the University of Texas Covid-19 Modeling Consortium. A variant emerging in October would push the peak to January, she said.
Any new variant that could change the pandemic’s trajectory would have to be more transmissible than the omicron subvariant BA.5 currently circulating. It might emerge from an obscure branch of the virus’s family tree — which is exactly what happened last November, when omicron, with its stunning package of mutations, appeared in southern Africa and immediately overtook the reigning delta strain.
Vaccines remain highly effective at lowering the infection fatality rate and keeping people out of the hospital, and the Biden administration continues to lean heavily on vaccination and boosting as the most powerful weapon against the virus. Anthony S. Fauci, the president’s chief medical adviser for the pandemic, told The Washington Post that the fall campaign against the virus will demand widespread uptake of booster shots.
“We’re not going to eradicate it. We’re not going to eliminate it,” Fauci said. “But we do have the capability to get it to a low enough level so that it doesn’t continue to disrupt the social order.”
The federal government, meanwhile, is turning much of the fight against the virus over to the private sector. As of Friday, the government would no longer mail free coronavirus tests to the public. The plan is to transition the payment of treatments to insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, hospitals and patients themselves by the middle of next year. Updated boosters have already been purchased by the federal government and will remain free to consumers…
The CDC is reporting about 82,000 new covid cases daily, on average, although the true number of infections is assumed to be many times higher because so many people test themselves at home. The more reliable number is hospitalizations, currently about 30,000 patients, according to the CDC. Both numbers are trending downward, as is the death toll, which has been hovering around an average of 400 per day, according to the CDC. (The Washington Post’s coronavirus tracker, which relies on data from state health departments rather than the CDC, showed the seven-day average for deaths was 554 as of Saturday.)
Average daily deaths peaked above 3,300 in January 2021, as the virus spread in an overwhelmingly unvaccinated population, and topped 2,600 per day the following winter amid the omicron wave.
If no new coronavirus variant emerges, the numbers should stay stable or decline until the new year, the report from Lessler’s forecasting group states.
The most pessimistic scenario is that a new variant will appear and the booster campaign will get rolling late, resulting in a projected 1.3 million hospitalizations and 181,000 deaths over a nine-month period (August 2022 to May 2023), compared with 700,000 hospitalizations and 111,000 deaths in the most optimistic scenario, with no new variant and an early start to the booster campaign…
Infectious-disease experts don’t want to tempt fate with sunny forecasts. The coronavirus is still adapting to people as it mutates randomly, and natural selection favors the most immune-evasive strains.
“My forecast is that you can’t really forecast,” Fauci said. “It is such an unpredictable virus in the sense that we’ve been fooled before, and we likely will continue to be fooled.”
======
Hope @EricTopol is correct…. https://t.co/DYHFlY8KLA
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 3, 2022
China locked down 65 million people and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national holidays. Authorities have adhered to a “zero-COVID” policy requiring lockdowns, quarantines and confining those suspected of contact with confirmed cases. https://t.co/fuwDm5JAQr
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2022
(link)
(link)
(link)
#DataStory | India on September 6 reported a decrease of 1,638 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 52,336.
Take a deep dive into the nation's covid numbers #CoronavirusIndia #Covid #CoronavirusUpdate https://t.co/q3Gc3OVNbH
— Business Standard (@bsindia) September 6, 2022
COVID-19 case count in Japan, September 4: https://t.co/agnFjtYuzy pic.twitter.com/Ul79IMoH8A
— Crawford Kilian (@Crof) September 4, 2022
I wish I could find better data on Russia, but it’s easy to understand why it’s not available…
(link)
(link)
“… as long as he’s really dead out of office.”
(link)
(link)
======
China approves inhaled Covid vaccine https://t.co/NwNSJQ6O9U
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 5, 2022
Tracking #COVID19 outcomes in ultra-healthy Israeli Defense Forces soldiers: "even among a young & fully vaccinated population, COVID-19 caused by the #Omicron variant may result in substantial medical leave from military service.."https://t.co/WboIO1GO5d pic.twitter.com/oJpJwLOJO8
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 5, 2022
Don't need to take #Paxlovid to get a #Omicron rebound/reinfection. Large study, Iceland shows lots of rebounds, w/out Paxlovid.
15% of #SARSCoV2 sufferers aged 18-29 yrs had #Omicron reinft w/in 74 days
"reinfection is more common than previously thought"https://t.co/9JJmvsW00S— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 4, 2022
Hand-washing is something people feel they *can* control, unlike breathing…
(link)
======
Epop = employment to population ratio:
there are a lot of people with really severe anxiety disorders who have become profoundly disabled by those anxiety disorders after COVID, though.
— Andreas Schou (@revhowardarson) September 2, 2022
Reader Interactions
33Comments
Comments are closed.
Jeffro
Indoor masking WORKS, in other words.
I know I’ll be keeping mine on for the foreseeable future. It makes me 50% more handsome, having half my face covered and what not. =)
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
100 new cases for 9/2/22
100 new cases for 9/3/22
87 new cases for 9/4/22
71 new cases for 9/5/22
Deaths now at 1995, up 4 from the previous week.
I’m still masking in public for the foreseeable future too. I haven’t had a cold in 3 years, much less COVID.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 1,486 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,792,942 cases. It also reported four deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 36,249 deaths – 0.76% of the cumulative reported total, 0.76% of resolved cases.
20,806 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 3rd September, with a positivity rate of 7.6%.
There were 27,546 active cases yesterday, 1,415 fewer than the day before. 1,297 were in hospital. 79 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 43 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 2,897 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,729,147 patients recovered – 98.7% of the cumulative reported total.
1,484 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. Two new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 2,286 doses of vaccine on 5th September: 324 first doses, 205 second doses, 530 first booster doses, and 1,227 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 72,286,604 doses administered: 28,094,057 first doses, 27,497,097 second doses, 16,221,117 first booster doses, and 474,333 second booster doses. 86.0% of the population have received their first dose, 84.2% their second dose, 49.7% their first booster dose, and 1.5% their second booster dose.
jonas
Whole family is scheduled for new boosters this week, just in time for back to school. Unfortunately the ease with which one can schedule an appointment these days suggests that people are either hesitating or just don’t care about having their vaccine up to date anymore.
schrodingers_cat
Is Zeynep the new Tom Friedman? Suddenly she is an expert on everything.
randy khan
I have yet to encounter a rude anti-masker (one of the advantages of living in northern Virginia), and I can only hope that if I ever do my responses are as clever as those.
New Deal democrat
Biobot has updated slightly since last week, showing a 45% decline in COVID, equivalent to just under 300,000 daily cases. The CDC variant proportions update as of last Friday shows BA.5 at 86%, and BA.4 and BA.4.6 at 6% each.
Statistics today are almost useless due to non-reporting over the Labor Day weekend, but the downtrend in cases continues. Today the average is 65,900 vs. 78,000 three days ago. The latter is about a 40% decline from the recent peak. Hospitalizations (not affected by these distortions) have declined 23% from peak to 36,000. Deaths are 443 today vs. 501 three days ago.
CA is doing extremely well, down about 2/3’s from peak. The worst States continue to be from the internal South.
Internationally, the most salient statistic is that in South Africa, where BA.1, 4, and 5 all originated, is at its lowest level for infections and deaths in 2 years.
That the US is doing so well *relative* to the first two years of the pandemic, despite the nearly wholesale abandonment of all mitigation measures by both government and the public at large, speaks to a population with greatly increased resistance to major infection due to past infections and vaccinations, as well as effective treatments. Those dying are greatly biased in the direction of unvaccinated seniors.
I think the experts Topol cites are correct that, absent the appearance of a major new variant, infections etc. will continue to decline until cold weather sets in.
Matt McIrvin
I have my doubts that the new boosters will have much effect on COVID impacts just because not many people will get them. We all will, but we’re unusual.
Soprano2
It amazes me that people approach total strangers and start hassling them about wearing a face mask. Don’t they have better things to do with their time, plus these days you never know who is carrying a firearm and might object to being hassled by a stranger. Just walk away, idiots.
Soprano2
@Matt McIrvin: We probably won’t get ours until October or November, since we got our second booster in July. I figure, string out the increased immunity as long as possible.
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/5 Mainland China reported 264 new domestic confirmed (44 previously asymptomatic), 1,235 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 43 new domestic confirmed (2 previous asymptomatic) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 12 domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 464 active domestic confirmed & 222 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 (at Changzhou District in Wuzhou) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic cases (all at Dongxing in Fangchenggang). The case at Wuzhou is a traced close contact at Fangchenggang, arriving on 9/3. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuzhou) & 156 active domestic asymptomatic (147 at Fangchenggang, 4 at Baise &, 2 at Guilin, & 1 at Beihai, Chongzuo & Liuzhou) cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 30 new domestic confirmed (25 previously asymptomatic) & 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 126 domestic confirmed & 162 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2,621 active domestic confirmed & 4,374 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 outbreaks at the same time.
Hunan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 6 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..
Hubei Province reported 15 new domestic asymptomatic (12 at Xiaogan, 2 at Wuhan, & 1 at Qianjiang) cases. The cases at Wuhan were found via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. The cases at Xiaogan are persons under centralized quarantine. The case at Qianjiang returned from elsewhere & tested positive upon arrival. 2 domestic confirmed & 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed (5 at Wuhan & 2 at Xiangyang) & 263 active domestic asymptomatic (164 at Wuhan, 51 at Xiaogan, 17 at Jingzhou, 16 at Xiangyang, 5 at Ezhou, 4 each atShiyan & Tianmen, & 1 each at Huanggang & Qianjiang) cases in the city. 1 site at Wuhan is currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 39 new domestic confirmed (7 previously asymptomatic) & 69 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 93 active domestic confirmed & 120 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Linxia Prefecture & 1 at Tianzhu County in Wuwei) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of persons at risk of exposure. 2 domestic confirmed & 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 298 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 Dingxi are currently at Medium Risk.
At Shanxi Province 2 confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 25 active domestic confirmed (11 at Taiyuan, 8 at Yuncheng, 4 at Jincheng, & 2 at Yangquan) & 16 active domestic asymptomatic (7 at Yuncheng, 6 at Taiyuan, 3 at Jincheng) cases in the province.
Shaanxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 10 domestic confirmed & 18 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 132 active domestic confirmed & 363 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 outbreaks at the same time.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic confirmed (all previously asymptomatic) & 32 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 7 domestic confirmed & 158 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 608 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province no longer separates recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Shandong Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Qingdao) & 63 new domestic asymptomatic (54 at Jining, 6 at Qingdao, & 3 at Zibo) cases. The cases at Jining & Zibo persons under centralized quarantine. 2 of the case at Qingdao were found at fever clinic & 6 are traced close contacts. 1 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 28 active domestic confirmed (15 at Jining, 7 at Qingdao, 4 at Jinan,& 2 at Yantai) & 369 domestic asymptomatic (314 at Jining, 14 each at Heze & Liaocheng, 12 at Qingdao, 5 at Dezhou, 4 at Jinan, 3 at Zibo, 2 at Zaozhuang, & 1 at Weihai) cases in the city. 29 sites at Jining & 2 at Qingdao are currently at High Risk. 92 sites at Jining & 4 at Qingdao are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 3 domestic confirmed & 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Shijiazhuang, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 4 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 17 domestic confirmed & 294 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 outbreaks at the same time. 15 sites at Shijiazhuang are currently at High Risk. 33 sites at Shijiazhuang & 12 at Chengde are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 20 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 48 active domestic confirmed & 542 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Liaoning Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Dalian) & 89 new domestic asymptomatic (85 at Dalian, 2 at Yingkou, & 1 each at Anshan & Benxi) cases. 76 of the cases at Dalian are persons under centralized quarantine or movement control & 11 via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas or persons deemed at risk of exposure. The case at Anshan was found via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. The cases at Benxi & Yingkou are persons under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 75 active domestic confirmed & 795 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. 5 sites at Dalian, 4 at Anshan, 2 at Benxi, & 1 at Tieling are currently at High Risk. 46 sites at Dalian, 7 at Benxi, 3 each at Shenyang & Yingkou, & 2 at Anshan, & 1 at Tieling are currently at Medium Risk.
Jilin Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 19 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Changchun, 23 patients, caretakers & staff at the infectious disease hospital w/ the outbreak, & 3 traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine. There currently are 20 active domestic confirmed (all at Changchun) & 190 active domestic asymptomatic (173 at Changchun & 1 at Hunchun) cases in the province. 39 sites at Changchun are currently at High Risk, & 15 at Medium Risk.
Heilongjiang Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (6 each at Daqing & 1 at Daoli District in Harbin) & 148 new domestic asymptomatic (146 at Daqing & 1 each at Zhaodong in Suihua, & Daoli District in Harbin) cases. 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 135 active domestic confirmed (85 at Daqing, 44 at Harbin, & 6 at Suining) & 1,020 active domestic asymptomatic (973 at Daqing, 29 at Suihua, & 18 at Harbin) cases in the province. 185 sites at Daqing, 35 at Suihua, & 28 at Harbin are currently at High Risk. 110 sites at Daqing, 48 at Harbin, & 20 at Suihua are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Fengtai District) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 7 sites are currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all from persons under centralized quarantine or movement control. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 50 sites are currently at High Risk, & 92 at Medium Risk.
At Shanghai Municipality there currently are 5 active domestic confirmed in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 3 sites are currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Langya District in Chuzhou & 1 at Xuanzhou District in Xuancheng) cases. The cases at Chuzhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Xuancheng is a person coming from out of province. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic (at Anqing) & 30 active domestic asymptomatic (16 at Chuzhou, 8 at Anqing, 2 each at Hefei & Suzhou, & 1 each at Huaibei & Xuancheng) cases in the city. 3 sites at Chuzhou are currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
At Jiangsu Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 29 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. 1 site at Nantong is currently at High Risk. 5 sites at Nantong & 2 at Taizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Hangzhou & 1 at Wenzhou) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
Fujian Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Xiamen) case, a pandemic response worker living in “closed loop” found via daily screening. 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed & 28 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.
Jiangxi Province reported 4 domestic confirmed (all at Ji’an) & 70 new domestic asymptomatic (56 at Ji’an, 8 at Ningdu County in Ganzhou, & 6 at Yingtan) cases. 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed (10 at Ji’an & 3 at Yingtan) & 307 active domestic asymptomatic (171 at Ji’an, 109 at Yingtan, 14 Ganzhou, 5 at Shangrao, 3 at Nanchang, 2 each at Fuzhou & Yichun, & 1 at Jiujiang) cases in the province. 21 sites at Yingtan & 18 at Ji’an are currently at High Risk. 55 sites at Yingtan & 3 at Shangrao are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 68 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 70 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 31 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province had not broken down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
Chongqing Municipality reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (both at Yuzhong District) cases. 10 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 76 active domestic confirmed & 75 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 4 sites are currently at High Risk, & 15 at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed & 54 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 93 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 59 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 43 active domestic confirmed & 1,325 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 52 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 453 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all of the new domestic positive cases are from persons under centralized quarantine. 39 domestic confirmed & 299 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 595 active domestic confirmed & 8,817 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed & 11 active domestic asymptomatic cases there. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Imported Cases
On 9/5, Mainland China reported 46 new imported confirmed cases (4 previously asymptomatic), 65 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 310 confirmed cases recovered (48 imported), 909 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (87 imported) & 48 were reclassified as confirmed cases (6 imported), & 32,333 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 6,227 active confirmed cases in the country (557 imported), 34 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 24,593 active asymptomatic cases (733 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 288,329 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/5, 3,433.615M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 165K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 9/5, Hong Kong added 9,373 new positive cases, 186 imported & 9,187 domestic, 9 new deaths (27 – 99 y.o., 1 unvaccinated & 6 un-boosted).
On 9/5, Taiwan added 36,707 new positive cases, 314 imported & 36,393 domestic (including 49 moderate or serious). There were 21 new deaths (ages ranging from 10+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 20 w/ underlying conditions, 8 fully vaccinated & boosted).
Matt McIrvin
@Soprano2: School is back in session and will probably cause at least a modest infection wave; I see that as a reason to get them now. (And my last booster was in April.)
On the other hand, there usually seems to be a bigger one induced by Thanksgiving and Christmas travel.
Currently discussing this with my family.
Matt McIrvin
I am suspicious of the declining case rates in the Northeast because there have been very recent spikes up in the wastewater numbers coinciding with a rise in hospital admissions and deaths. I think people aren’t testing. Of course these charts are all very noisy.
Amir Khalid
China’s zero-Covid approach disrupts lives in whole cities at a time, is unnecessary, and has not worked. I wonder what it will take to bring about a change in their policy.
Ohio Mom
@Soprano2: That is a good question, what is the optimal timing for my next booster? I will add that to the list of questions for my next doctor’s appointment.
On another completely unscientific note, my cousin who had an extremely mild case after her first set of shots, and kept up with her boosters and wears a mask religiously (she’s a nurse in Montana), just had a knockdown bout of Covid.
My BIL and his wife also are recuperating from horrid cases of Covid, caught on vacation to the Outer Banks. It’s extremely discouraging to be reminded again and again that this is it for probably the rest of my life, feeling that getting Covid repeatedly is inevitable.
prostratedragon
nic can conduct seminars on giving a look.
evap
I was planning to get the new booster asap, but now I am reading that you should wait 3 months after having Covid. I had it late June/early July, so I will wait a month or so.
terraformer
So, what’s the latest Omicron variant booster *called*? How do I search for it? I’ve been to Vaccines.gov and to Walgreen’s – and it’s not clear at all what to search for (search term at Walgreen’s for example) or which of the list of vaccines at Vaccines.gov represents this latest booster
The Moar You Know
@Soprano2: I’ve had three people decide they were going to get into it with me about my mask – two said something – and reconsider at a distance between 6-8 feet when they realize I’m 6’2″, 205, and carry a knife in a belt sheath
I think it’s the long hair that makes people make the bad decision in the first place.
bjacques
Here in Foreign Speaking Nation (NL), under-60s *still* can’t get a 2nd booster, until the end of this month. The missus, who is, found out from the staff doctor at the centre that the new Omicron cocktail shots are coming this fall. I’ll take whatever I can get, so I’m properly dosed before going back to the Great Satan to visit fam this November.
Good news is cases are down to just under 8000/week the past two weeks.
Bill Arnold
Good review of PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID). (Somewhat technical but an easy read.)
Lots of long COVID treatment leads, but few are proven – Lingering virus particles, microclots, and faulty immune signaling are likely culprits for many long-hauler symptoms. Anticoagulants, immune regulators, and antivirals show early promise (PNAS, Leah Shaffer, September 1, 2022)
Re China, the appearance of the continuation of dynamic COVID-zero policy is increasingly of a bet that reduced long COVID (PASC) burdens, including less cognitive dysfunction. will increase China’s competitive advantage vs most other countries and that this positive relative effect will overwhelm the social, political, and economic costs of the policy. May not work unless they have countrywide rollouts of at least one really effective vaccine planned for the near future.
Is this talked about much in the Chinese media?
Matt McIrvin
@The Moar You Know: Though a minority of people around here are still masking, I’ve never had anyone give me any shit about it. Just now at the polling place there was a lady who saw me and anxiously asked a poll worker if masks were required (they are not).
Geo Wilcox
@Amir Khalid: Xi croaking.
Matt McIrvin
@terraformer: Currently, my understanding is that anyone in the US who is offering COVID boosters is offering the new ones, because they are required to by FDA regulations. They’re using their stocks of the original vaccine for initial shots, which makes no sense to me but I guess it’s not going to waste.
smith
@Matt McIrvin: My understanding is that they are using original recipe vaccine for initial shots for previously unvaccinated people because the dosage for the initial course is higher than that for boosters. So far, the bivalent vaccine is only being made available in the booster dosage. I assume eventually there will be bivalent vaccine available in initial course dosages, but not yet. Given that positions have hardened on whether to get vaccinated or not, it probably makes sense to make the bivalent vaccine available at first to those who have already shown a willingness to be vaccinated.
lowtechcyclist
@The Moar You Know:
I think it’s the long hair that makes people make the bad decision in the first place.
I like to wear my hair long, how can there be anything wrong
when you’ve already accused me twice of looking like Jesus Christ, hallelujah!
-Brewer and Shipley, “Oh Mommy”
So far, even in my sparsely-masked exurb, nobody’s hassled me about wearing a mask.
I think my line, if someone does, is to ask them where it hurts.
“Whaddaya mean, where does it hurt?”
“The pain my mask is causing you, where do you feel it? Must be pretty severe, right?”
At least, that’s my plan.
Kelly
My 70% Trump area in rural Oregon has a very vocal anti-mask, anti-vax crew. I have never been questioned about my mask or heard of anyone being hassled about their mask.
Adam Lang
That last post in incredibly condescending and rude to people with mental health issues, and the fact that she was patting herself on the back for being so witty tells you a lot about her, and nothing about the actual issuer. (Nor does epop since it’s well known that people with significant disabilities will work themselves to death when their alternative is to end up homeless and, well, also dead.)
And it says something about you that you were willing to spotlight such a rude and dismissive view of anxiety, a very real and serious affliction.
SteverinoCT
I made appointments at Walgreen’s last Friday for wife and I for *this* Friday: earlier was available, but she always has a reaction and so better before a day off. The site made clear it was for the new covalent booster.
Then, second thoughts: we depart, yes, Friday, for a week in Florida (I know), which was why I was in a rush. But, since the vax won’t really be effective for two weeks, and wife does not want to be miserable on vacation, and we are also one month out from a mild case apiece, I decided to cancel and we’ll get it upon our return.
Miss Bianca
@Adam Lang: you know, I’ve read that tweet a couple times now, and am wondering, how have you managed to jump to the conclusion that the Twitterer must have been snarking? I read it as sincere.
Mousebumples
My daughter is “fully vaxxed” with Moderna for the <4 group. The baby will get Moderna at his 6mo appointment in a few weeks.
And Mr. Mouse and I have booster appointments for Saturday at Costco.
Progress…
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/6 Mainland China reported 323 new domestic confirmed (32 previously asymptomatic), 1,247 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 42 new domestic confirmed (6 previous asymptomatic) & 18 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 11 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 495 active domestic confirmed & 232 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 68 new domestic asymptomatic cases (66 at Dongxing in Fangchenggang & 2 at Wuzhou). The cases at Wuzhou were found via screening of residents under movement control. 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuzhou) & 212 active domestic asymptomatic (201 at Fangchenggang, 4 at Baise, 2 each at Guilin & Wuzhou, & 1 each at Beihai, Chongzuo & Liuzhou) cases in the region. 4 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 8 at Medium Risk.
Hainan Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (9 previously asymptomatic) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 121 domestic confirmed & 177 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2,513 active domestic confirmed & 4,194 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 outbreaks at the same time.
At Hunan Province 3 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 5 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.
Hubei Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Xiaogan) cases. The cases at Xiaogan are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (4 at Wuhan & 2 at Xiangyang) & 258 active domestic asymptomatic (159 at Wuhan, 58 at Xiaogan, 15 at Jingzhou, 12 at Xiangyang, 5 at Ezhou, 4 at Tianmen, 3 at Shiyan, & 1 each at Huanggang & Qianjiang) cases in the city. 1 site at Wuhan is currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 57 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 81 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There currently are 150 active domestic confirmed & 197 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Linxia Prefecture & 2 at Minle County in Zhangye) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 26 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 278 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. 8 sites at Dingxi are currently at Medium Risk.
At Shanxi Province 1 confirmed case recovered. There currently are 24 active domestic confirmed (11 at Taiyuan, 7 at Yuncheng, 4 at Jincheng, & 2 at Yangquan) & 16 active domestic asymptomatic (7 at Yuncheng, 6 at Taiyuan, 3 at Jincheng) cases in the province.
Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 14 domestic confirmed & 30 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 119 active domestic confirmed & 345 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 outbreaks at the same time.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both previously asymptomatic) & 29 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 57 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed & 608 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province no longer separates recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Shandong Province reported 12 new domestic confirmed (all at Qingdao) & 80 new domestic asymptomatic (54 at Jining & 26 at Qingdao) cases. 52 of the cases at Jining are persons under centralized quarantine & 2 via community screening. 36 of the cases at Qingdao are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 at fever clinic. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 40 active domestic confirmed (19 at Qingdao, 15 at Jining, 4 at Jinan,& 2 at Yantai) & 444 domestic asymptomatic (367 at Jining, 38 at Qingdao, 13 at Liaocheng, 12 at Heze, 4 each at Dezhou & Jinan, 3 at Zibo, 2 at Zaozhuang, & 1 at Weihai) cases in the city. 33 sites at Jining & 6 at Qingdao are currently at High Risk. 98 sites at Jining & 16 at Qingdao are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province did not report any domestic positive cases. 5 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 17 domestic confirmed & 289 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 outbreaks at the same time. 2 sites at Shijiazhuang are currently at High Risk. 43 sites at Shijiazhuang & 8 at Chengde are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 39 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 46 active domestic confirmed & 517 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Liaoning Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Dalian) & 77 new domestic asymptomatic (76 at Dalian & 1 at Anshan) cases. 70 of the cases at Dalian are persons under centralized quarantine & 8 via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. The case at Anshan was found via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 77 active domestic confirmed & 871 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. 5 sites at Dalian & 4 at Anshan are currently at High Risk. 46 sites at Dalian, 3 each at Benxi, Shenyang & Yingkou, & 2 at Anshan, & 1 at Tieling are currently at Medium Risk.
Jilin Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Changchun, traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 20 active domestic confirmed (all at Changchun) & 196 active domestic asymptomatic (195 at Changchun & 1 at Hunchun) cases in the province. 39 sites at Changchun are currently at High Risk, & 15 at Medium Risk.
Heilongjiang Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 12 at Daqing & 1 each at Xiangfang District in Harbin & Anda in Suihua) & 179 new domestic asymptomatic (172 at Daqing & 7 at Suihua) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 148 active domestic confirmed (96 at Daqing, 45 at Harbin, & 7 at Suining) & 1,190 active domestic asymptomatic (1,137 at Daqing, 35 at Suihua, & 18 at Harbin) cases in the province. 185 sites at Daqing, 34 at Suihua, & 28 at Harbin are currently at High Risk. 110 sites at Daqing, 48 at Harbin, & 20 at Suihua are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 14 new domestic confirmed (13 at Changping District & 1 at Haidian District) case. The cases at Changping District are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, all student/staff at a university. The case at Haidian District was found via community screening, a middle school student. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 9 sites are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Hexi District) cases, all from persons under centralized quarantine or movement control. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 32 sites are currently at High Risk, & 81 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a person coming from elsewhere & found via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 4 sites are currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (Fengyang County in Chuzhou) case, a traced close contact of domestic positive cases elsewhere, tested positive upon arrival. The cases at Chuzhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic (at Anqing) & 28 active domestic asymptomatic (17 at Chuzhou, 5 at Anqing, 2 each at Hefei & Suzhou, & 1 each at Huaibei & Xuancheng) cases in the city. 3 sites at Chuzhou are currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
At Jiangsu Province 2 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 26 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. 1 site at Nantong is currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Ningbo) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
Fujian Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 12 active domestic confirmed & 28 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.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 domestic confirmed (both at Ji’an) & 58 new domestic asymptomatic (38 at Ji’an, 12 at Ningdu County in Ganzhou, 7 at Yingtan, & 1 at Xiushui County in Jiujiang) cases. The case at Jiujiang came from out of province found via community screening. 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed (12 at Ji’an & 3 at Yingtan) & 350 active domestic asymptomatic (208 at Ji’an, 103 at Yingtan, 26 Ganzhou, 4 at Shangrao, 3 at Nanchang, 2 each at Fuzhou, Jiujiang & Yichun) cases in the province. 18 sites at Yingtan & 24 at Ji’an are currently at High Risk. 50 sites at Yingtan are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 85 new domestic confirmed (8 previously asymptomatic) & 72 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 52 domestic confirmed & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province had not broken down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
Chongqing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Ba’nan District) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 15 domestic confirmed & 11 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 62 active domestic confirmed & 64 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 13 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 29 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 83 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 106 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 62 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 42 active domestic confirmed & 1,369 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 76 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 389 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all of the new domestic positive cases are from persons under centralized quarantine. 48 domestic confirmed & 409 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 623 active domestic confirmed & 8,795 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
At Yunnan Province there currently are 8 active domestic confirmed & 11 active domestic asymptomatic cases there. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Imported Cases
On 9/6, Mainland China reported 57 new imported confirmed cases (7 previously asymptomatic), 68 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 337 confirmed cases recovered (3 imported), 1,001 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (89 imported) & 39 were reclassified as confirmed cases (7 imported), & 40,292 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 6,280 active confirmed cases in the country (571 imported), 39 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 24,868 active asymptomatic cases (705 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 281,034 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/6, 3,433.788M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 173K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 9/6, Hong Kong added 10,194 new positive cases, 164 imported & 10,030 domestic, 16 new deaths (47 – 99 y.o., 7 un-boosted).
On 9/6, Taiwan added 41,296 new positive cases, 275 imported & 41,021 domestic (including 104 moderate or serious). There were 26 new deaths (ages ranging from 40+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 25 w/ underlying conditions, 9 fully vaccinated & boosted).
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/7 Mainland China reported 241 new domestic confirmed (20 previously asymptomatic), 1,093 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 27 new domestic confirmed (3 previous asymptomatic) & 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 8 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 514 active domestic confirmed & 238 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 8 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all at Wuzhou) & 64 new domestic asymptomatic cases (all at Dongxing in Fangchenggang). The cases at Wuzhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed (at Wuzhou) & 265 active domestic asymptomatic (260 at Fangchenggang, 4 at Baise, & 1 at Liuzhou) cases in the region. 5 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 14 at Medium Risk.
Hainan Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 4 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 92 domestic confirmed & 172 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2,423 active domestic confirmed & 4,025 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 outbreaks at the same time.
At Hunan Province there currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 5 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.
Hubei Province reported 12 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Xiaogan & 4 at Enshi Prefecture) cases. The cases at Xiaogan are persons under centralized quarantine or movement control. The cases at Enshi were found via community screening. 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (4 at Wuhan & 2 at Xiangyang) & 260 active domestic asymptomatic (151 at Wuhan, 66 at Xiaogan, 15 at Jingzhou, 10 at Xiangyang, 5 at Ezhou, 4 each at Enshi Prefecture & Tianmen, 3 at Shiyan, & 1 each at Huanggang & Qianjiang) cases in the city. 1 site at Wuhan is currently at High Risk, & 3 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 67 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 63 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 213 active domestic confirmed & 253 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Linxia Prefecture) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 256 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. 5 sites at Dingxi are currently at Medium Risk.
At Shanxi Province 1 confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed (10 at Taiyuan, 7 at Yuncheng, 4 at Jincheng, & 2 at Yangquan) & 15 active domestic asymptomatic (6 each at Taiyuan & Yuncheng, & 3 at Jincheng) cases in the province.
Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 11 domestic confirmed & 26 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 109 active domestic confirmed & 323 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 outbreaks at the same time.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 45 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed & 560 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province no longer separates recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Shandong Province reported 15 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 77 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 54 active domestic confirmed & 509 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Hebei Province 2 domestic confirmed & 16 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 domestic confirmed & 273 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 outbreaks at the same time. 2 sites at Shijiazhuang are currently at High Risk. 42 sites at Shijiazhuang & 7 at Chengde are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 11 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 31 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 45 active domestic confirmed & 497 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Liaoning Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (all at Dalian) & 71 new domestic asymptomatic (70 at Dalian & 1 at Yingkou) cases. 67 of the cases at Dalian are persons under centralized quarantine & 6 via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. The case at Yingkou was found via screening of residents in Medium/High Risk areas. 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 70 active domestic confirmed & 934 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. 5 sites at Dalian & 4 at Anshan are currently at High Risk. 46 sites at Dalian, 3 at Yingkou, & 2 each at Anshan, Benxi & Shenyang are currently at Medium Risk.
Jilin Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Changchun, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 20 active domestic confirmed (all at Changchun) & 202 active domestic asymptomatic (201 at Changchun & 1 at Hunchun) cases in the province. 22 sites at Changchun are currently at High Risk, & 23 at Medium Risk.
Heilongjiang Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (all at Daqing) & 104 new domestic asymptomatic (102 at Daqing & 2 at Anda in Suihua) cases. 15 domestic confirmed & 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 139 active domestic confirmed (87 at Daqing, 45 at Harbin, & 7 at Suining) & 1,282 active domestic asymptomatic (1,227 at Daqing, 37 at Suihua, & 18 at Harbin) cases in the province. 226 sites at Daqing, 40 at Suihua, & 14 at Harbin are currently at High Risk. 125 sites at Daqing, 37 at Harbin, & 25 at Suihua are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 7 new domestic confirmed (5 at Changping District & 2 at Haidian District) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Changping District) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 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, & 9 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Hexi District) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Hedong & Hexi Districts) cases, 2 from persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. 2 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 15 sites are currently at High Risk, & 62 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Minhang & Songjiang Districts & Pudong New Area) & 10 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Songjiang District & 3 at Pudong New Area) cases, 11 are persons under centralized quarantine & 2 via community screening (1 each at Songjiang District & Pudong New Area). 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 6 sites are currently at High Risk, & 8 at Medium Risk.
At Anhui Province there currently are 1 active domestic (at Anqing) & 28 active domestic asymptomatic (17 at Chuzhou, 5 at Anqing, 2 each at Hefei & Suzhou, & 1 each at Huaibei & Xuancheng) cases in the city. 3 sites at Chuzhou are currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Xuzhou) case, a person coming from out of province. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 24 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. 1 site at Nanjing is currently at High Risk. 1 site each at Nanjing & Nantong are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Wenzhou) case. 22 domestic confirmed & 12 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.
Fujian Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Mawei in Fuzhou) cases, all employees at a frozen seafood processing plant found via regular screening. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 31 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. 2 sites at Fuzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 domestic confirmed (both at Yongfeng County in Ji’an) & 57 new domestic asymptomatic (38 at Ji’an, 15 at Ganzhou, 2 at Yingtan, & 1 each at Xiushui County in Jiujiang & Nanchang) cases. The case at Jiujiang came from out of province found via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 26 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed (14 at Ji’an & 2 at Yingtan) & 381 active domestic asymptomatic (245 at Ji’an, 83 at Yingtan, 41 Ganzhou, 4 at Nanchang, 3 each at Jiujiang & Shangrao, & 1 at Yichun) cases in the province. 18 sites at Yingtan & 24 at Ji’an are currently at High Risk. 50 sites at Yingtan are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 69 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 95 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 17 domestic confirmed & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province had not broken down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
Chongqing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. 11 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 51 active domestic confirmed & 49 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 site is currently at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 16 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed & 97 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 56 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 36 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 41 active domestic confirmed & 1,388 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 18 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 388 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all of the new domestic positive cases are from persons under centralized quarantine. 41 domestic confirmed & 723 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 600 active domestic confirmed & 8,457 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 each at Kunming & Qujing) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Kunming & Qujing) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases there. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time.
Imported Cases
On 9/7, Mainland China reported 39 new imported confirmed cases (1 previously asymptomatic), 66 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 299 confirmed cases recovered (62 imported), 1,308 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (81 imported) & 21 were reclassified as confirmed cases (1 imported), & 32,880 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 6,261 active confirmed cases in the country (548 imported), 38 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 24,698 active asymptomatic cases (689 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 278,787 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/7, 3,433.960M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 172K doses in the past 24 hrs. As of 9/7, 1,302.773M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 92.4% of the total population), 1,270.656M are fully vaccinated (90.13% of the total), & 805.705M boosted (57.15% of the total). Of the > 60 y.o. cohort, 239.125M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 90.57% of the cohort), 227.448M are fully vaccinated (86.14% of the cohort), 177.06M boosted (68.54% of the cohort).
On 9/7, Hong Kong added 11,091 new positive cases, 181 imported & 10,910 domestic, 11 new deaths (68 – 101 y.o., 8 un-boosted).
On 9/7, Taiwan added 35,134 new positive cases, 278 imported & 34,856 domestic (including 156 moderate & 26 serious). There were 29 new deaths (ages ranging from < 5 y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death from 5/29 – 9/5, 26 w/ underlying conditions, 10 fully vaccinated & boosted).