No, it ain't over.https://t.co/QVleZ8rfwa
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 26, 2022
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Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech on Monday sought the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authorization for an Omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccine booster for children aged 5 through 11 years. https://t.co/CYoKYvcgrg
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) September 26, 2022
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If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters. https://t.co/pgcpeudx9D
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) September 23, 2022
there's always the *potential* for something to get much bigger but the government playbook for this is traditionally pretty good at handling it
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) September 26, 2022
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More than 800 dancers and others, who took part in a popular mid-summer dance festival in western Japan, were found to have contracted the #coronavirus.https://t.co/iOu9J3gG1Q
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) September 23, 2022
Japan is simplifying its coronavirus reporting system by focusing on elderly and high-risk people to reduce the administrative burden on hospitals. https://t.co/zxCNo4yNQ3
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) September 27, 2022
Canada ends vaccine entry rules https://t.co/q5J09E7wC8
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 26, 2022
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It really is fascinating — there’s someone working in a Wisconsin office building who’s got a whole network of virologists searching for them…
Virologist Dave O’Connor admits that he was getting desperate when he started asking dog owners for poo samples.
For much of 2022, O’Connor, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and his colleagues have been tracking a heavily mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Early this year, they discovered the variant in Wisconsin waste water drawn from more than 100,000 people.
Following the sewer system to ever-smaller watersheds, they narrowed the variant’s source to one particular area. O’Connor and his team thought that the variant might be circulating in dogs, in part because they found canine genetic material in the same wastewater samples. So they headed to the local dog park. “It was the strangest request you’re ever going to hear: ‘Hey, we’re scientists. Can we just have that bag of dog poop that you’re throwing away?’”
The dogs turned out to be another red herring in the team’s months-long quest to trace the variant’s origin.
Similar-looking variants have turned up in people with compromised immune systems — and, increasingly, researchers think that variants from chronic infections in these people might give rise to pandemic-altering lineages, such as Omicron.
O’Connor and his team think that they’re searching for a person carrying the variant — there’s no evidence that the lineage has spread to anyone else. The researchers are working with public-health officials, who hope that by identifying the person — who has been infected for at least eight months — they can treat the infection and reduce the chances of it ever spreading.
No individual case stands much chance of brewing the next super-variant (likely to be dubbed Pi under the WHO’s variant-naming system). But tracing the source of one potential variant — among the thousands probably circulating globally — might help researchers to understand the biological factors that caused variants such as Omicron to emerge. Such infections could also act as a crystal ball into the virus’s future.
“This is where Pi is going to come from. I don’t think people realize how much it’s already here. A lot of the lineages we are finding make Omicron look pedestrian,” says Marc Johnson, a virologist at the University of Missouri in Columbia who, with O’Connor, is co-leading efforts to trace wastewater lineages in Wisconsin, and spearheading searches for similar variants in two dozen other places…
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe #COVID19 is similar to that sustained between 50 & 70 years of age — – equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, say scientists from the University of Cambridge.https://t.co/6f8lawLg1w
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 26, 2022
This: "#SARSCoV2 infection is assoc'ed w/impairments in sustained attentn, processing speed, self-reported fatigue & concentration"
Some have such sympts despite never feeling ill w/#COVID19 : "infection can have unexpected & persistent subclin conseqs."https://t.co/qvsKqI7iOl— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 26, 2022
These 2 large studies are consistent and concerning.
Reminder: it took ~15 years after the 1918-9 pandemic to pick up the increased risk of Parkinson's disease among survivors.— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 23, 2022
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What's interesting about this is that it's likely that most unvaxxed ppl have had Covid at least once, so they had natural immunity. And yet being double boosted offered substantial protection against serious illness. https://t.co/4I4Qn0ceB0
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) September 25, 2022
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NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
145 new cases on 9/23/22.
119 new cases on 9/24/22.
123 new cases on 9/25/22.
69 new cases on 9/26/22.
Based on the daily numbers over the last 2+ years I must be the only person in the county who hasn’t had COVID yet, and I’m not sure about me because I went out for brunch on Sunday.
Total deaths now at 2011, up 3 from last week.
satby
Got the Moderna bivalent booster on Sunday. Slightly sore arm only noticeable side effect. I did not do the flu vax yet, I’m waiting on that until mid-late October.
rikyrah
@satby:
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😍😍😍
satby
@rikyrah: Good morning rikyrah! ☕
HeartlandLiberal
We have been trying to find somewhere in our town that has the new bivalent booster available. Our Kroger pharmacy still does not have it. CVS claims on their web page for appointments to have it, but two of our friends showed up for an appointment and were told they did NOT have it, and CVS had not bothered to contact them and cancel the appointment. The IU Health website is so confusing you cannot tell if they have it or not, I am going to call the hospital this morning and ask them directly.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 1,186 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,833,008 cases. It also reported seven deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 36,357 deaths – 0.75% of the cumulative reported total, 0.76% of resolved cases.
18,655 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 24th September, with a positivity rate of 6.4%.
There were 24,021 active cases yesterday, 511 fewer than the day before. 1,094 were in hospital. 52 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 35 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 1,690 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,772,630 patients recovered – 98.8% of the cumulative reported total.
1,185 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. One new case was imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 1,390 doses of vaccine on 26th September: 84 first doses, 161 second doses, 431 first booster doses, and 714 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 72,343,359 doses administered: 28.101,020 first doses, 27,507,561 second doses, 16,234,336 first booster doses, and 500,442 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.
New Deal democrat
Biobot has only updated for the Northeastern region, showing that the wave of the past several weeks may have peaked. Nationwide Biobot is consistent with about 250,000 actual new cases a day.
Confirmed cases averaged 56,100, down over 50% from their June peak. Hospitalizations continue to decline, at 28,200 almost 40% down from their June peak. Deaths, at 403, have been holding roughly steady. Regionally the Midwest and South show declining cases, the West is steady, and the Northeast has risen. There are no big outliers except in the Northeast, where NJ, NH, and NY show increases of between 25%-50% in cases in the last three weeks.
I have not seen any new significant reporting on the two new variants, BA.2.75.2 or BF.7, that appeared in the CDC’s latest updates. Most likely the increase in cases in the Northeast heralds the seasonal increase due to more indoor activities in the cold season.
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/26 Mainland China reported 173 new domestic confirmed (32 previously asymptomatic), 636 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 12 new domestic confirmed (7 at Shenzhen, 3 at Zhanjiang & 2 at Guangzhou) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Shenzhen & 1 each at Guangzhou & Huizhou) cases. 7 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 2 found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 via community screening. 1 of the cases at Guangzhou is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 2 are recent arrivals from out of province & tested positive during follow up testing. The cases at Zhanjiang came from out of province & under home quarantine since arrival. The case at Huizhou is a traced close contact. 16 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 81 active domestic confirmed & 27 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. 12 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 14 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Chongzuo & 3 at Fangchenggang) case. 7 domestic confirmed & 40 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed (all at Fangchenggang) & 193 active domestic asymptomatic (123 at Fangchenggang, 40 at Chongzuo, 22 at Baise, & 8 at Yulin) cases in the region. 1 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 6 at Medium Risk.
Hainan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 1 site at Wanning is currently at High Risk. 15 sites at Wanning & 2 at Sanya are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hunan Province there currently are 12 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 did not report any new domestic positive cases. 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Enshi Prefecture) & 176 active domestic asymptomatic (152 at Enshi Prefecture, 8 at Wuhan, 7 at Ezhou, 4 at Jingzhou, 3 at Suizhou, & 1 each at Qianjiang & Xiangyang) cases in the city. 6 sites at Enshi Prefecture are currently at High Risk, & 22 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region did not report any new domestic positive cases. 28 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 131 active domestic confirmed & 127 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Jingyuan County in Baiyin & 1 at Yuzhong County in Lanzhou) cases. The cases at Baiyin are persons under centralized quarantine. The case at Lanzhou is a person coming from Tibet & tested positive while passing through. 1 domestic confirmed & 14 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 65 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. 6 sites at Baiyin are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, 1 each at Hanzhong & Xianyang) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Xianyang) cases. The cases at Xianyang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, & the case at Hanzhong was previously asymptomatic. 5 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 138 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 Xianyang are currently at High Risk, & 7 at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all at Zhongwei) & 233 new domestic asymptomatic (195 at Zhongwei, 25 at Wuzhong, 10 at Yinchuan, & 3 at Guyuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed& 784 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 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. 154 sites at Zhongwei, 9 at Wuzhong, & 3 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 205 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) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Jining & Qingdao) cases. The cases at Qingdao are persons under centralized quarantine. The case at Jining was found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 4 domestic confirmed & 42 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 42 active domestic confirmed (40 at Qingdao & 1 each at Jining & Yantai) & 216 domestic asymptomatic (97 at Qingdao, 71 at Jining, 35 at Heze, 5 at Linyi, 4 at Yantai, & 2 each at Jinan & Weihai) cases in the province. 1 site at Qingdao is currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Baoding & 1 at Anci County in Langfang) cases, all persons coming from out of province. 11 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 52 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. 3 sites at Shijiazhuang & 2 at Xinji are currently High Risk. 6 sites at Tangshan & 3 at Xinji are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Zhengzhou) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan) cases. The case at Zhengzhou recently came from Pingdingshan. The case at Pingdingshan is a traced close contact of the domestic positive case at Zhengzhou. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed & 43 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 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. 4 sites at Pingdingshan & 2 at Zhoukou are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
At Liaoning Province 1 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 100 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.
At Changchun in Jilin Province 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 31 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 21 new domestic confirmed (18 at Jiamusi & 3 at Xiangfang District in Harbin) & 115 new domestic asymptomatic (56 at Aihui District in Heihe, 55 at Jiamusi, & 2 each at Xiangfang District in Harbin & Huma County in Greater Hinggan Prefecture) cases. 67 of the cases at Jiamusi are persons under home/centralized quarantine, 2 via screening of residents in High Risk areas, 2 pandemic response worker living in “closed loop”, & 2 via community screening. The cases at Heihe, Harbin & Greater Hinggan Prefecture are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 20 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 104 active domestic confirmed (70 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, & 2 at Heihe) & 1,142 active domestic asymptomatic (637 at Jiamusi, 438 at Heihe, 41 at Daqing, 23 at Harbin, & 3 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) cases in the province. 166 sites at Jiamusi, 142 at Heihe, 15 at Harbin, & 2 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 113 sites at Heihe, 110 at Jiamusi, 7 at Harbin, & 1 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture & Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 site is currently at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 38 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 14 persons under centralized quarantine, 1 via community screening, & 27 traced close contacts of the community case. 2 domestic confirmed & 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 48 sites are currently at High Risk, & 37 at Medium Risk.
At Shanghai Municipality 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 0 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 1 site is currently at High Risk.
Fuyang in Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Jieshou) case, a person under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 7 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 site is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (both at Xuzhou) cases, both are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirms & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 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. 9 sites at Nantong & 3 at Xuzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Wenzhou) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Jiaxing) cases, the new domestic positive case is a person under centralized quarantine. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
At Fujian Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 7 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.
Jiangxi Province reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Taihe County in Ji’an & 1 at Yuehu District in Yingtan) cases. 40 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (2 each at Ji’an & Yingtan) & 181 active domestic asymptomatic (158 at Ji’an, 21 Ganzhou, & 2 at Yingtan) cases in the province. 5 sites each at Ji’an & Ganzhou are currently at High Risk. 11 at Ji’an & 15 at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 58 new domestic confirmed (23 previously asymptomatic) & 21 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 102 domestic confirmed & 88 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 confirmed (both previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Dianjiang County) cases, the new domestic positive case is a person under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 12 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. All areas of the city are now at Low Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 44 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 81 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 13 domestic confirmed & 105 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 544 active domestic confirmed & 2,247 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Haidong, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 115 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. 3 sites at Haidong & 2 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Haidong & 3 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 11 new domestic confirmed & 83 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 4 domestic confirmed & 246 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 114 active domestic confirmed & 559 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (8 at Kunming & 1 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture) & 20 new domestic asymptomatic (9 each at Kunming & Ruili in Dehong Prefecture & 1 each at Zhenkang in Lincang & Jinping in Honghe Prefecture) cases. The cases at Kunming are persons under centralized quarantine. 3 of the cases at Dehong Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine, & 7 via community screening. The cases at Honghe Prefecture & Lincang are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 34 active domestic confirmed & 66 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. 8 sites Dehong Prefecture, 4 at Honghe Prefecture, 3 at Kunming, & 1 at Lincang are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, 3 at Honghe Prefecture, & 2 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 9/26, Mainland China reported 72 new imported confirmed cases (12 previously asymptomatic), 87 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 241 confirmed cases recovered (45 imported), 723 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (97 imported) & 44 were reclassified as confirmed cases (12 imported), & 16,289 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,966 active confirmed cases in the country (585 imported), 38 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 11,152 active asymptomatic cases (738 imported), 0 suspect cases. 138,983 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/26, 3,436.355M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 128K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 9/26, Hong Kong reported 3,667 new positive cases, 193 imported & 3,474 domestic, & 6 new deaths (57 – 92 y.o., 4 fully vaccinated including 2 boosted).
On 9/26, Taiwan added 45,850 new positive cases, 242 imported & 45,608 domestic (including 83 moderate or serious). There were 28 new deaths (ages ranging from 50+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 9/14 – 9/24, 27 w/ underlying conditions, 13 fully vaccinated & boosted).
WaterGirl
@HeartlandLiberal:
That happened to me yesterday at CVS and I was PISSED. Still am, actually
They fucking ran out over the weekend and they didn’t bother to call anybody.
YY_Sima Qian
People are understandably protesting at Shawei in Shenzhen because it was one of the hot spots during the previous wave from late Aug. to mid-Sept., & some compounds on exited lock down last week. Now some compounds are reentering lockdown due to the community case reported yesterday.
Shenzhen managed to avoid a city-wide (or even district-wide) lockdown in suppressing the previous wave, but the price is the potential for very low levels of residual cryptic community transmission (despite daily mass screenings, but participation is never 100%) that rebound once restrictions are lifted. I think we are seeing that now. It is always an inexorable/unavoidable trade off between the level of restrictions & the extend of transmission.
RachelBakes
Boosted + flu on Friday. Sore all over Saturday, general malaise on Sunday. Possibly related although not sleeping for 2 nights could also have caused it.
Another Scott
@HeartlandLiberal: I’ve gotten all of my Pfizer vaccinations from the NoVA county health department. Easy peasy.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Scott.
lee
I just read the entire article about Wisconsin as I just visited family there. I’m curious what area of the state they are looking in. I never could find it mentioned.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
My wife and I have somehow still escaped getting Covid, so far as we know.
Our daughters and their families have both had it. One is going through it right now.
My brother the doc has also gotten it.
Central Planning
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: I think I’ve avoided it so far, even after being around 2 of my kids that came down with it.
I had a peach tea yesterday and was afraid I was coming down with covid because the flavor was very mild. Thankfully Starbucks just watered it down too much
Suzanne
I did bivalent booster and flu on Friday. The COVID shot was fine, the flu felt like burning acid. I was pretty sore (kinda still am)…..and the pharmacist warned me that that was more from the flu shot than the COVID. I was pretty tired over the weekend.
Wvng
My wife (70) and I (69) managed to avoid covid for 2.5 years, until we both came down with it last week, vaxed and double boosted but not able to get the new booster before it hit. Very unpleasant few days that has left us both weak but recovering after four sick days. Did not get the available antiviral because our doctor was not concerned due to our vax status and overall good health. So glad omicron is upper respiratory and not a deep dive into our lungs. Now we wait and see if anything long term pops up.
J R in WV
My Wife (73) and I (71, nearing 72 fast) got our bivalent boosters last week at the Kanawha County Health Dept, a very professional operation. They were Pfizer boosters, and all our other vaccinations were Moderna, original vaccine shots at our rural County Primary Care Clinic, boosters in town at the Health Dept.
Holding off for a flu shot later on nearer to flu season.
No real side effects, esp compared to Moderna shots. I was the first person my shot administrator had vaccinated for Covid, it was her first day at work. She gave flu shots in the morning, I was very early afternoon. Wife got hers the next day, same clinic.
dnfree
@WaterGirl: here’s what is bizarre about CVS. They call me all the time to see if I want to reorder a prescription that’s eligible for refill. I’ve told them repeatedly that I manage my own prescriptions and would prefer that they not call me. Saturday two different people from the same CVS called to see if I wanted to order the same drug. If they have time to do that, why wouldn’t they call to cancel appointments? Not the same CVS, but still….
Paul W.
@Annie – Do we know if they requested additional COVID funding for research, boosters, tests etc. is going to make it into the budget? I haven’t seen an update since the news that Biden was asking for these funds. Also Monkey Pox I think.
StringOnAStick
We’re planning on getting our boosters this week, but. I had a colonoscopy yesterday and I’m still feeling a bit weak so I think I should wait until the end of this week.
WaterGirl
@dnfree: When I bitched at the pharmacy person at this CVS, he said “we don’t have time to call everybody” – that made me see RED.
wenchacha
@NeenerNeener: Getting my Omicron booster tomorrow. Fingers crossed; two friends in the county got Covid days after their booster.
@NeenerNeener:
Another Scott
@Paul W.: NPR this evening said that there’s no increased COVID vaccine, etc., funding in the CR.
RollCall has more about the CR, including dropping Manchin’s fast-tracking and judge-bypassing “reforms” for pipelines and such.
HTH.
Cheers,
Scott.
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/27 Mainland China reported 119 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic), 625 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 3 at Shenzhen & 1 at Huizhou) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Guangzhou & Huizhou) cases. 2 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, & 1 found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. The case at Guangzhou is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Huizhou was previously asymptomatic, the other was found via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations. 3 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 82 active domestic confirmed & 24 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. 17 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 18 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (3 each at Longzhou County in Chongzuo & 3 at Dongxing in Fangchenggang) case. 2 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 8 active domestic confirmed (all at Fangchenggang) & 177 active domestic asymptomatic (107 at Fangchenggang, 41 at Chongzuo, 22 at Baise, & 7 at Yulin) cases in the region. 1 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 6 at Medium Risk.
Hainan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 8 sites at Wanning are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hunan Province 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 10 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 (9 at Wuhan & 3 at Jingzhou) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 64 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. 3 of the cases at Wuhan were found via community screening & the other 6 are their traced close contacts. 2 of the cases at Jingzhou came from out of province on 9/25 & tested positive upon arrival, & the other is a traced close contact. There currently are 124 active domestic asymptomatic (90 at Enshi Prefecture, 15 at Wuhan, 7 each at Ezhou & Jingzhou, 3 at Suizhou, & 1 each at Qianjiang & Xiangyang) cases in the city. 2 sites at Wuhan & 1 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Wuhan & 6 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Linhe District in Bayan Nur) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 36 domestic confirmed & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 95 active domestic confirmed (92 at Chifeng, 2 at Hulun Buir, & 1 at Baotou) & 104 active domestic asymptomatic (100 at Chifeng & 4 at Bayan Nur) cases in the region. 1 site at Bayan Nur is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Baiyin District in Baiyin) case, found via voluntary screening. 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 57 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. 7 sites at Baiyin are currently at High Risk, & 10 at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 5 at Xianyang & 1 each at Hanzhong & Xi’an) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Xi’an & 1 at Xianyang) cases. The cases at Hanzhong & Xianyang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Xi’an came from out of province & tested positive at a fever clinic on 9/26, & the other 2 are the case’s traced closer contacts under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 136 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. 3 sites at Xianyang are currently at High Risk, & 16 at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic confirmed (all at Zhongwei) & 205 new domestic asymptomatic (181 at Zhongwei, 17 at Wuzhong, 5 at Yinchuan, & 2 at Guyuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed& 985 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 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. 172 sites at Zhongwei, 25 at Wuzhong, & 13 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 11 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 204 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 4 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Jining) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 6 domestic confirmed & 38 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 36 active domestic confirmed (34 at Qingdao & 1 each at Jining & Yantai) & 182 domestic asymptomatic (81 at Qingdao, 58 at Jining, 30 at Heze, 5 at Linyi, 4 at Yantai, & 2 each at Jinan & Weihai) cases in the province. 3 sites at Qingdao are currently at High Risk, & 1 atMedium Risk.
Hebei Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 49 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. 3 sites at Shijiazhuang & 2 at Xinji are currently High Risk. 4 sites at Tangshan & 3 at Xinji are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, a person transferred from out of province) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan & 1 each at Wuzhi County in Jiaozuo & Longting District in Kaifeng) cases. The case at Kaifeng was und via community screening. The cases at Pingdingshan & Jiaozuo are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 47 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 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. 4 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
At Liaoning Province 3 domestic confirmed & 14 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed & 86 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.
At Changchun in Jilin Province 7 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 24 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (all at Jiamusi) & 82 new domestic asymptomatic (44 at Aihui District in Heihe, 30 at Jiamusi, 5 at Huma County in Greater Hinggan Prefecture, 2 at Mudanjiang, & 1 at Xiangfang District in Harbin) cases, 85 persons under home/centralized quarantine & 2 via community screening (both at Jiamusi). 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 109 active domestic confirmed (75 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, & 2 at Heihe) & 1,211 active domestic asymptomatic (664 at Jiamusi, 477 at Heihe, 36 at Daqing, 24 at Harbin, 8 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 2 at Mudanjiang) cases in the province. 169 sites at Jiamusi, 146 at Heihe, 15 at Harbin, & 5 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 118 sites at Heihe, 124 at Jiamusi, 7 at Harbin, 2 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 at Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
At Beijing Municipality 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 site is currently at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 8 new domestic confirmed & 47 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 54 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 47 sites are currently at High Risk, & 32 at Medium Risk.
At Shanghai Municipality 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 0 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. All areas of the city are now at Low Risk.
Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Lixin County in Bozhou) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. There currently are 8 active domestic asymptomatic (7 at Fuyang & 1 at Bozhou) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Xuzhou) cases, all are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 19 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 Zhenjiang & 3 at Xuzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Taizhou) case, a person under centralized quarantine. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
At Fujian Province 4 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed & 4 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 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Taihe County in Ji’an & 1 at Yuehu District in Yingtan) cases. 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (2 each at Ji’an & Yingtan) & 173 active domestic asymptomatic (154 at Ji’an, 16 Ganzhou, & 3 at Yingtan) cases in the province. 1 sites at Ji’an is currently at High Risk. 8 at Ji’an & 1 at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 20 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 39 domestic confirmed & 42 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 Beibei District) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 12 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 56 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 73 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 6 domestic confirmed & 151 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 594 active domestic confirmed & 2,167 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, both at Haidong) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Haidong & 2 at Haixi District) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 110 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. 3 sites at Haidong & 2 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Haidong & 3 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 13 new domestic confirmed & 132 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 11 domestic confirmed & 202 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 116 active domestic confirmed & 489 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 Anning in Kunming & Ruili in Dehong Prefecture) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture & 1 at Anning in Kunming) cases. The cases at Kunming are persons under centralized quarantine. 5 of the cases at Dehong Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine, & 4 via community screening. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 38 active domestic confirmed & 73 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. 9 sites Dehong Prefecture, 3 at Kunming, & 1 at Lincang are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, 4 at Honghe Prefecture, & 2 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 9/27, Mainland China reported 75 new imported confirmed cases (13 previously asymptomatic), 86 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 169 confirmed cases recovered (47 imported), 736 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (80 imported) & 23 were reclassified as confirmed cases (13 imported), & 10,636 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,991 active confirmed cases in the country (613 imported), 40 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 11,104 active asymptomatic cases (731 imported), 0 suspect cases. 145,548 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/27, 3,436.494M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 139K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 9/27, Hong Kong reported 3,911 new positive cases, 208 imported & 3,703 domestic, & 14 new deaths.
On 9/27, Taiwan added 48,603 new positive cases, 182 imported & 48,421 domestic (including 83 moderate or serious). There were 38 new deaths (ages ranging from 30+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 6/22 – 9/25, 33 w/ underlying conditions, 12 fully vaccinated & boosted).
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On 9/28 Mainland China reported 106 new domestic confirmed (14 previously asymptomatic), 526 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 18 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic, 13 at Shenzhen, 3 at Jiangmen, & 1 each at Guangzhou & Huizhou) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Huizhou & 2 at Shenzhen) cases. 13 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 2 of the cases at Jiangmen had tested positive elsewhere, & a traced close contact. 1 of the cases at Huizhou was previously asymptomatic, & the domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. The case at Guangzhou was previously asymptomatic. 9 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 91 active domestic confirmed & 26 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. 22 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 23 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Fangchenggang, 2 at Chongzuo, & 1 each at Liunan District in Liuzhou & Xingning District in Nanning) case. 2 domestic confirmed & 58 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed (all at Fangchenggang) & 127 active domestic asymptomatic (54 at Fangchenggang, 43 at Chongzuo, 22 at Baise, 6 at Yulin, & 1 each at Liuzhou & Nanning) cases in the region. 1 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 6 at Medium Risk.
At Hainan Province 3 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 1 site at Wanning are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hunan Province there currently are 10 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 6 new domestic asymptomatic (3 each at Wuhan & Jingzhou) cases. The cases at Wuhan are persons under centralized quarantine. 2 of the cases at Jingzhou are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 came from Xinjiang & tested positive upon arrival. 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 107 active domestic asymptomatic (67 at Enshi Prefecture, 18 at Wuhan, 10 at Jingzhou, 7 at Ezhou, 3 at Suizhou, & 1 each at Qianjiang & Xiangyang) cases in the city. 2 sites at Wuhan & 1 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Wuhan & 5 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Hohhot) case, a medical worker found via regular screening. 23 domestic confirmed & 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 72 active domestic confirmed (70 at Chifeng & 1 each at Baotou & Hohhot) & 82 active domestic asymptomatic (78 at Chifeng & 4 at Bayan Nur) cases in the region. 1 site at Bayan Nur is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Yuzhong County in Lanzhou) case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 14 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 44 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. 7 sites at Baiyin are currently at High Risk, & 10 at Medium Risk.
Taiyuan in Shanxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons recently coming from out of province & tested positive upon arrival or during health monitoring. 2 sites at Datong & 1 at Taiyuan are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Taiyuan & 2 at Datong are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Xianyang) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Xi’an & 1 each at Xianyang & Yulin) cases. The cases at Xianyang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Xi’an came from out of province & tested positive while passing through, & the other is a person under centralized quarantine. The case at Yulin is a person coming from out of province while passing through. 3 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed & 130 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. 3 sites at Xianyang are currently at High Risk, & 16 at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Zhongwei) & 189 new domestic asymptomatic (180 at Zhongwei, 6 at Wuzhong, & 3 at Yinchuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. There currently are 17 active domestic confirmed & 1,178 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 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. 172 sites at Zhongwei, 25 at Wuzhong, & 13 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 19 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 195 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 (1 previously asymptomatic, 1 each at Jinan & Qingdao) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Jining & 1 at Qingdao) cases. 1 of the cases at Qingdao was previously asymptomatic, & the other came from out of province & found via community screening. The case at Jinan came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Jining are persons under centralized quarantine. 5 domestic confirmed & 28 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 33 active domestic confirmed (31 at Qingdao & 1 each at Jining & Jinan) & 156 domestic asymptomatic (69 at Qingdao, 49 at Jining, 28 at Heze, 5 at Linyi, & 2 each at Jinan & Yantai, & 1 at Weihai) cases in the province. 3 sites at Qingdao & 1 at Jining are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Jining & 1 at Qingdao are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Shenze County in Shijiazhuang) case, a person coming from out of province . 1 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 domestic confirmed & 45 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 each at Shijiazhuang & Xinji are currently High Risk. 3 sites at Xinji & 1 each at Shijiazhuang & Tangshan are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Longting District in Kaifeng) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan & Dengfeng in Zhengzhou, & 2 at unspecified locations) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 46 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 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. 4 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
At Liaoning Province 1 domestic confirmed & 20 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed & 66 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.
At Changchun in Jilin Province 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 18 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (all at Jiamusi) & 73 new domestic asymptomatic (38 at Heihe, 32 at Jiamusi, & 1 each at Huma County in Greater Hinggan Prefecture, Mudanjiang & Xiangfang District in Harbin) cases, all persons under home/centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed & 11 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 116 active domestic confirmed (83 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, & 1 at Heihe) & 1,273 active domestic asymptomatic (693 at Jiamusi, 511 at Heihe, 32 at Daqing, 25 at Harbin, 9 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 3 at Mudanjiang) cases in the province. 201 sites at Jiamusi, 146 at Heihe, 15 at Harbin, & 5 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 162 sites at Jiamusi, 118 at Heihe, 7 at Harbin, 2 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 at Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
At Beijing Municipality 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. All areas of the city are now at Low Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 13 new domestic confirmed & 26 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 36 persons under centralized quarantine & 3 via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 61 sites are currently at High Risk, & 34 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Xuhui District) case, a person coming from elsewhere & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 0 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases.
Anhui Province reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Fuyang & 1 at Huoqiu County in Liu’an) cases. The cases at Fuyang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Liu’an came from out of province. There currently are 13 active domestic asymptomatic (11 at Fuyang & 1 each at Bozhou & Liu’an) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Xuzhou) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Xuzhou & 1 at Zhenjiang) cases. The new domestic positive cases at Xuzhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. the case at Zhenjiang recently came from out of province. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 22 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 Zhenjiang & 3 at Xuzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Ningbo) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Jiaxing) cases, both persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
At Fujian Province there currently are 7 active domestic confirmed & 4 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 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Taihe County in Ji’an) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 28 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed (2 at Yingtan & 1 at Ji’an) & 149 active domestic asymptomatic (135 at Ji’an, 11 Ganzhou, & 3 at Yingtan) cases in the province. 5 at Ji’an & 1 at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 29 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. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 11 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 38 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 58 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 28 domestic confirmed & 202 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 594 active domestic confirmed & 2,167 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 108 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. 3 sites at Haidong & 2 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Haidong & 3 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 85 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 7 domestic confirmed & 291 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 114 active domestic confirmed & 283 active domestic asymptomatic cases. The region is not breaking the counts of active domestic positive cases by administrative region.
Yunnan Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (3 at Anning in Kunming, 2 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, & 1 at Yongsheng in Lijiang) & 20 new domestic asymptomatic (11 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture & 9 at Kunming) cases. The cases at Kunming are persons under centralized quarantine. 11 of the cases at Dehong Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine, 1 via screening of residents in High Risk areas, & 1 via community screening. The case at Lijiang is a pandemic response worker living in “closed loop”. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 43 active domestic confirmed & 92 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. 9 sites Dehong Prefecture & 3 at Kunming are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, 4 at Honghe Prefecture, & 1 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 9/28, Mainland China reported 64 new imported confirmed cases (14 previously asymptomatic), 103 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 164 confirmed cases recovered (45 imported), 885 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (105 imported) & 28 were reclassified as confirmed cases (14 imported), & 11,769 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,997 active confirmed cases in the country (632 imported), 41 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 10,820 active asymptomatic cases (715 imported), 0 suspect cases. 155,222 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/28, 3,436.663M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 169K doses in the past 24 hrs. As of 9/28, 1,303.232M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 92.44% of the total population), 1,271.408M are fully vaccinated (90.18% of the total), & 807.13M boosted (57.25% of the total). Of the > 60 y.o. cohort, 239.184M individuals have taken at least 1 shot (or 90.59% of the cohort), 227.759M are fully vaccinated (86.26% of the cohort), 177.379M boosted (68.54% of the cohort).
As of 9/28, Hong Kong reported 4,269 new positive cases, 245 imported & 4,024 domestic, & 5 new deaths.
On 9/28, Taiwan added 44,880 new positive cases, 215 imported & 44,665 domestic (including 273 moderate or serious). There were 53 new deaths (ages ranging from 10+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 47 w/ underlying conditions, 22 fully vaccinated & boosted).