Not great…
Nearly 3 years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 faces a formidable challenge: finding new ways around the immunity humans have built up through vaccines and countless infections. Worrisome new data show it is up to the challenge. Several new and highly immune-evasive strains of the virus have caught scientists’ attention in recent weeks; one or more may well cause big, new COVID-19 waves this fall and winter.
“We can say with certainty that something is coming. Probably multiple things are coming,” says Cornelius Roemer, who studies viral evolution at the University of Basel. Whether they will also lead to many hospitalizations and deaths is the big question.
“It’s not surprising that we’re seeing changes that yet again help the virus to evade immune responses,” says molecular epidemiologist Emma Hodcroft of the University of Bern, who notes that SARS-CoV-2 faces “the same challenge that things like the common cold and influenza face every year—how to make a comeback.”
The strains that look poised to drive the latest comeback are all subvariants of Omicron, which swept the globe over the past year. Several derived from BA.2, a strain that succeeded the initial BA.1 strain of Omicron but then was itself outcompeted in most places by BA.5, which has dominated in recent months. One of these, BA.2.75.2, seems to be spreading quickly in India, Singapore, and parts of Europe. Other new immune-evading strains have evolved from BA.5, including BQ.1.1, which has been spotted in multiple countries around the globe.
Despite their different origins, several of the new strains have chanced upon a similar combination of mutations to help scale the wall of immunity—a striking example of convergent evolution. They all have changes at half a dozen key points in the viral genome that influence how well neutralizing antibodies from vaccination or previous infection bind to the virus, says evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center…
Sheward and Murrell agree we should expect lots of infections in the next few months, as happened last winter when Omicron entered the scene. But they’re less pessimistic than Cao, noting that many more people have recovered from an infection now or have received additional vaccine doses, including Omicron-specific boosters, whose rollout began this month. Those will boost overall antibody levels and will likely broaden the antibody repertoire, Sheward says: “I don’t think we’re quite back to square one.”
“The choice to put BA.5 in the vaccine booster is still looking like a good one,” Bloom adds. “The boosters are always going to be a step behind, but the good news is that the BA.5 booster is going to be one or two steps behind the virus’ evolution, instead of five steps behind.”
Just how brutal a comeback the coronavirus has managed will become clear once more people become infected with the new strains. The next wave may also provide better clues about what factors trigger or prevent severe disease, Murrell says: “I think we’re going to learn a lot this winter.”
Around 3.2 mln Americans received updated COVID boosters last week -CDC https://t.co/6BvlBxIPR6 pic.twitter.com/5awpTIykpd
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2022
#COVID19 questions scientists still can't answer
– Where did the #coronavirus come from?
– How is the virus evolving, will there be new variants?
– Can we develop vaccine that will protect against future variants?
– Why do some people develop #LongCovid?https://t.co/BY7RvQ22WN— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) September 28, 2022
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good article but of course 'rebellion' here actually means 'complaining online.' https://t.co/QXNVeI6jYl
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) September 29, 2022
During the pandemic, the Chinese government's barrage of propaganda — online, on TV, on loudspeakers in neighborhoods — has become so overbearing that it occasionally borders on the absurd, citizens say. https://t.co/nEZ7csTzy4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 29, 2022
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Starting on Oct. 11, the Japanese government will allow general travelers to enter almost as they did before the pandemic. The current requirement of signing up for package tours will be dropped. Here are six things to know.https://t.co/QU3XC67PId#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccine
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) September 30, 2022
Tokyo reported 4,458 new coronavirus cases on Friday, down by 3,001 from a week before. https://t.co/xKERwL8jIO
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) September 30, 2022
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Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test regardless of their vaccination status, organisers said in a statement on Thursday.
All visitors aged six and over must present a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours before their departure or from a rapid antigen test taken in the 24 hours before arriving, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said.
Results of the rapid antigen tests will only be accepted if they are from official medical centres and not self-administered. No further tests will be required in Qatar if visitors do not develop symptoms of COVID-19.
Visitors aged 18 and above will also be required to download a government-run contact tracing phone application called Ehteraz…
Fans will have to wear masks on public transport but vaccination is not mandatory for the unprecedented influx of 1.2 million visitors expected for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament…
Qatar has recorded more than 440,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 692 deaths from the virus, according to data from the Ministry of Public Health.
The country has a population of 2.8 million, of which barely 380,000 are Qatari nationals. A total of 7,487,616 vaccine doses have been administered so far, the data states.
(IIRC, Qatar was drawing a lot of ‘vaxx tourists’ from Europe & Asia during the early days when getting a shot was much more difficult in some countries.)
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I wish people would have given prizes (Pulitzers!) to @alexismadrigal, @robinsonmeyer & the other people behind the Covid Tracking Project, coz damn, they too really stepped up when the need for data was desperate. https://t.co/5eUp6VXo3v
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) September 28, 2022
Can nasal vaccines change the course of the pandemic? While blocking transmission is a noble goal, some scientists say there still isn't enough evidence confirming mucosal vaccines will put the pandemic in the rear view mirror https://t.co/wCpR7IlDUo pic.twitter.com/OWF8ZQyZji
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) September 29, 2022
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What can #LongCovid researchers learn from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome—ME/CFS. Experts say the condition offers lessons to help assess co-morbid medical conditions, especially a long-lasting disorder such as Long Covid https://t.co/1Gptun0kVP pic.twitter.com/p7tDECSxMK
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) September 21, 2022
.@US_FDA releases wall charts aimed at helping people administering Covid vaccines to decipher the various vials.
Hand me the vial with the blue cap, please. No, the other blue cap. Can I have one of the gray caps? Not that gray cap, the other gray cap.https://t.co/HRemfmyGJ3 pic.twitter.com/Ew6B9IFLUV— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) September 28, 2022
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NEW: When the #COVID19 Public Health Emergency ends, millions of people could lose Medicaid when key federal support for coverage during the pandemic expires. We highlight 10 key points about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement. https://t.co/Fl6PKcnNXx pic.twitter.com/MhnQQublsP
— KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) September 29, 2022
We should have a national vaccination campaign that's just video clips of rightwingers promising that the new booster shot will turn you into a netrunner https://t.co/E2VCPCZzD0
— Hemry, Local Bartender (@BartenderHemry) September 26, 2022
Again: Sen. Massie is smarter than this, but he assumes his constituents are not:
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narya
My friend and I were two of the people who got the new booster this week. Slightly sore arm, slightly sleepy . . . but that’s it. Grateful to have it, too.
New Deal democrat
Biobot has updated as of yesterday, showing a nationwide decrease of about 40% from the summer peak to an equivalent of about 275,000 new cases daily. Regionally it shows the South steady, slight increases in the Midwest and West, and the Northeast possibly peaking at levels slightly above its BA.2.12.1 peak.
Confirmed cases have decreased slightly to 53,100, a 60% decline from their June peak. Hospitalizations have also continued to decline to 27,000, 40% below their June peak, and the lowest of the pandemic except for mid year 2021 and early this past spring. Deaths have risen slightly to 460.
Confirmed cases are steady at a relatively low rate in the West (except for a spike that may be a data dump in HI), declining close to that rate in the Midwest and South, and perhaps declining from a low peak one week ago in the Northeast (with the biggest increases having occurred in NJ, NY, and the New England States). PR, which had been declining to very low levels since its summer outbreak, has also spiked sharply higher in the past week.
The CDC should update its variant information later this morning. I have not seen any major reporting on new variants in the past week. Of note, now that kids are all back in school without masks, schools have turned into Petri dishes on steroids, with a major spike in illnesses of all sorts.
For now, there is no sign of any major wave developing. It is particularly encouraging that hospitalizations continue to decline.
Suzanne
I got the bivalent booster and flu shot last Friday, both in the left arm. Now I have a swollen lymph node under my left collarbone. The internet assures me it will resolve in about two weeks.
YY_Sima Qian
That is very interesting, the Indian authorities giving emergency approval to a Chinese mRNA vaccine, in advance of such approval in China (AFAIK). Surprising given the current level of geopolitical tensions, the pervasive rumor-mongering of anything China related in India, & the availability of alternatives.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 1,867 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,838,872 cases. It also reported four deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 36,369 deaths – 0.75% of the cumulative reported total, 0.76% of resolved cases.
32,014 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 27th September, with a positivity rate of 6.5%.
There were 25,174 active cases yesterday, 461 more than the day before. 1,060 were in hospital. 43 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 24 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 1,402 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,777,329 patients recovered – 98.7% of the cumulative reported total.
1,863 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. Four new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 2,263 doses of vaccine on 29th September: 210 first doses, 283 second doses, 811 first booster doses, and 959 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 72,350,054 doses administered: 28,101,791 first doses, 27,508,748 second doses, 16,236,394 first booster doses, and 503,121 second booster doses. 86.1% 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.
Anne Laurie
Not India — Indonesia.
Which, as a very populous and poor country, used to be very interested in courting Chinese investments. But it’s been a good few years since I had to update my info on that topic…
mrmoshpotato
A Jr. All Y’all sounds good about now.
O. Felix Culpa
@narya:
I got boosted yesterday (yay!). My arm is sore and I feel slightly feverish, so I might go back to bed for a while and enjoy the luxury of a morning lie-in. I’ll get my flu shot next week.
YY_Sima Qian
@Anne Laurie: Doh! I must be more tired than I realize!
Indonesia makes much more sense!
YY_Sima Qian
@Anne Laurie: China just completed a high speed rail line from Jakarta to Bandung.
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
69 new cases on 9/27/22.
138 new cases on 9/28/22.
162 new cases on 9/29/22.
I don’t think I picked up COVID at brunch at last Sunday. Yay!
jonas
@NeenerNeener:
Oof. Yeah, cases are ticking up all over NY. I don’t know anyone who’s had Covid recently, but a number of people, including myself, have had old fashioned cases of the cold or flu already this month and those still both suck.
I’m still worried that the rigamarole you have to go through to make an appointment online, wait at the pharmacy, fill out all the forms again for some reason, just to get your booster is going to limit uptake. Why can’t you just drive up to a window, show your driver’s license/vaccination card or something, get a poke, and be on your way?
Bruce K in ATH-GR
I’m scheduled for a Pfizer BA45 booster this coming Thursday – I saw they had both BA1 and BA45 available, so it took a little research to figure out that the BA45 might be a bit better against the newer strains…
…anyway, I’m hopeful that a booster in early October will cover me until New Year’s.
Matt McIrvin
@New Deal democrat:
There’s been a major spike up in the wastewater counts for the Boston area over the past several days. For now it’s about the size of the May wave, but it’s very sudden.
There have been similar spikes in Western Mass. and on the Cape over the past week or two. It’s hard to say whether this is the same thing or not.
The CDC seems to think BF.7 and BA.2.75 are up and coming around here. That might be it, but Biobot’s variant counts for these Massachusetts spikes seem all over the place so it’s hard to say. But I’m encouraging people in my area to get the bivalent booster if they haven’t already, because something seems to be coming.
Nicole
It’s not long Covid, but I’ve had a lingering fullness in one eustachian tube after my 2nd bout with Covid in May. I finally went to see an ENT specialist about it. My hearing isn’t being affected, which is what I was worried about (my mom and her sister both had premature hearing loss, though for different reasons), but it’s sure annoying- ranging from a slight awareness of it to mild pain. I hope that all of the long Covid results in some decent research money being spent on looking into why the immune system doesn’t shut down properly for some people after viral illnesses.
O. Felix Culpa
Hadn’t heard this before–maybe I haven’t been paying attention–but apparently there’s a shortage of the Moderna booster. My vax site was advertised as having both Moderna and Pfizer, but they only had Pfizer yesterday, which was due to said shortage or so they told me.
Princess Leia
Off to get our boosters! I agree that the appointment process is far more complicated than it needs to be, esp since they do all the paperwork and data entry all over again. But glad to be getting it.
Matt McIrvin
@jonas: I think the main obstacle at this point is people just not giving a damn.
I was trying to figure out how many people in Mass. have gotten even one booster. covidactnow (which I think is working from CDC data) says it’s about 44% but the state says it’s 59% of the fully-vaccinated population (which would work out to about 46% of the total population), with the rate picking up a bit after the new boosters came out. I guess those numbers do not disagree by much.
A detail I think is interesting from the state numbers is that the rate of primary-series doses also picked up a bit after the new boosters came out, even though I think those are not the new bivalent shots. I guess the publicity does some good. But the vast majority of people getting the new booster are people who already got at least one booster, so it’s increasing the fraction of boosted people by less than you’d think–basically this is the subpopulation who already decided long ago to care about keeping up with COVID shots.
Matt McIrvin
…And, by the way, the latter would include the BA.2.75.2 subvariant that is mentioned in that scary article (I’d guess that’s most of it). But they’re seeing more BF.7, which I think gets lumped as a BA.5 variant in a lot of the Biobot sewage counts.
Cameron
Shots up to and including bivalent booster? Check. Mask-wearing when indoors around other people? Check. Neti pot 3x week? Check. I don’t know what else to do.
J R in WV
@Nicole:
I had a partially blocked ear tube not long ago, caused a mild earache, my family practice doctor put me on a nasal spray called ipratropium (Atrovent) which has controlled things well ever since. It’s also available in a pretty expensive inhaler, but the nasal spray is covered by our insurance pretty well.
Suzanne
@jonas:
The answer is because someone once had a bad outcome and everyone is scared of a lawsuit so now CVS wants to protect themselves.
This is always the answer to these questions.
JoyceH
Another fall/winter surge? I was starting to think we were finally coming out of this thing. But last night got a text from my older sister. Her husband has just tested positive, and she’s got a temp of 99 and will test today. They’re both close to 80.
Matt McIrvin
@JoyceH: I think we can expect some kind of seasonal surge every winter from now on, a lot like colds and flu. The question is mostly how big and with what impact.
The difference from the big Omicron wave last winter is that now, almost everyone in the US is coming in with some degree of prior COVID immunity either from vaccination, or from having been infected already, or both. That was long enough ago for most of us that the antibodies have gone away and it probably doesn’t do a lot to prevent infection–but it will probably do a lot to keep people from dying. So I’m thinking we get a fairly big wave but with fewer deaths and ICU hospitalizations.
Matt McIrvin
@Suzanne: I think it’s as much or more about insurance money–even with the government subsidy for the vaccine itself (which is going away at some point), they’re supposed to bill your insurance for the costs of administering the shot if you have it, so they make you give them that information.
different-church-lady
“…and doctor…” ?!???!!!
Gvg
I am getting over strep throat. It’s been fun (not) waiting for a hurricane to go by while sick. School started and the other stuff is going around to. I am glad I didn’t lose power as I was kind of feverish and didn’t feel like dealing with stuff. I did have to get a garage door repair done which turned out to be possible since the hurricane zigged away from us and the company was still able to operate. The spring broke and locked me in right when I wanted to get a prescription with the storm on its way, so dad picked that up. Today I think I feel well enough to inspect and clean up some. Yeah for penicillin!
West of the Rockies
Please forgive what may be an idiotic question: how does the virus mutate so fast. Cuz it’s a simple organism? How does it “know” to mutate? Is there a difference between mutating and evolving? Humans evolve slowwwwwwly.
New Deal democrat
The CDC has now updated its variant tracker. Since the total number of cases has decreased, essentially the *number* of BA.5 cases is going down, while BF.7 is going up a little, and the other variants are holding steady.
BA.5 now constitutes 81% of all cases, down from 85% last week.
BF.7 constitutes 3.4% v. 1.7% last week.
BA.4, BA.4.6, and BA.2.75 are each between 1% and 2%.
No sign of any new variant breaking out to become dominant at this point.
Fair Economist
I got the Pfizer bivalent and it was the mildest booster I’ve had. First three shots made me feel cold-level sick for about a day, getting shorter each time. This time I was achy the next day but otherwise fine – no fatigue or feverish feelings.
Fair Economist
@New Deal democrat:
It’s just horrific how casual people are about this. 460 deaths a day is 168,000 per year, a rough tie for the #3 cause of death with accidents. If this doesn’t get addressed, we’ve lost about 2 decades of gains in life expectancy.
different-church-lady
@West of the Rockies:
“It” doesn’t “know” to mutate. It just does by nature. The mutations that allow it to survive continue on, and the ones that don’t die out.
Matt McIrvin
@West of the Rockies: The virus doesn’t know anything. Mutations happen when something goes a little wrong in the infected host cell’s manufacturing of new virus copies. That makes a copy that is a little different from the parent in its genetic makeup. Some of these errors are more likely than others.
Since the virus goes through many many generations of reproduction in a short time, that increases the chance that some error will happen that accidentally makes the virus more able to evade immune responses, or that makes the host cell produce more copies, or some such thing. When that happens, you end up with a virus that can spread faster, and that’s evolution (for a virus). Most of the mutations aren’t going to make the virus work any better, but the versions with the mutations that do will tend to win out over the long run.
People don’t reproduce as fast so the process of evolution is much slower for us. BUT, and this is a thing that really fascinates me, we can make it go faster for the case of the B cells in our immune system. There’s a thing called somatic hypermutation that happens inside of our bone marrow, which helps the immune system evolve B cells that are better able to fight attackers such as COVID viruses. So super-fast evolution is not all on the virus’s side.
different-church-lady
@Fair Economist:
Other than take precautions, what are you or I supposed to do about it?
West of the Rockies
@Matt McIrvin:
Thank you for a concise and clear response. I last had a life science class 47 years ago.
West of the Rockies
@different-church-lady:
What, and give up maskless Trump rallies and NASCAR tailgate parties in Alabama?
Matt McIrvin
@West of the Rockies: I should have said more about how we force-evolve B cells, because it’s really amazing. We have an enzyme that apparently just introduces more mistakes into DNA copying in B-cell production, to make them mutate faster. And then in your lymph nodes, there are places called “germinal centers” where these B cells are presented with antigens that showed up in your body, and the ones that do the best get these chemical signals that say “don’t kill yourself”. So that’s the selection mechanism. And I guess some of those B cells go back to the bone marrow to reproduce.
Over time, this Darwinian process causes what’s called affinity maturation, where the B cells get better and better at recognizing antigens and making antibodies against them, and some of them also get squirreled away so they can jump into action in the future.
(This is one of the reasons that it can be more effective to space booster shots apart by months–it gives time for that affinity maturation to happen.)
West of the Rockies
@Matt McIrvin:
Very intriguing!
I shouldn’t flaunt my scientific illiteracy.
Matt McIrvin
@West of the Rockies: Most of this is very new to me too, I’m not a biologist. I think I heard about affinity maturation via stuff Chise linked to on Twitter.
New Deal democrat
@Fair Economist: You are absolutely right about deaths.
But I would add one nuance: at least since last winter, the weekly mortality rate has not been nearly as high compared with pre-pandemic as it was in 2020 and 2021.
Three-quarters of all COVID deaths are still among senior citizens, and the low increase in the weekly mortality rate suggests that many of them were in very poor health before COVID did them in. In other words, had they not died of COVID, they were on track to die of something else very shortly.
YY_Sima Qian
On 9/29 Mainland China reported 97 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic), 625 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 16 new domestic confirmed (15 at Shenzhen & 1 at Guangzhou) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (12 at Shenzhen, 2 at Guangzhou, & 1 at Huizhou) cases. 22 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine, & 4 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 via community screening. The cases at Guangzhou & Huizhou are persons under centralized quarantine. 7 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 100 active domestic confirmed & 39 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. 40 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 40 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Fangchenggang & 1 at Liunan District in Liuzhou) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 21 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (all at Fangchenggang) & 115 active domestic asymptomatic (48 at Fangchenggang, 38 at Chongzuo, 22 at Baise, 4 at Yulin, 2 at Liuzhou, & 1 at Nanning) cases in the region. 1 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at High Risk, & 6 at Medium Risk.
At Hainan Province 1 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. All areas of the province are now at Low Risk.
Hunan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Shaoyang) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Changsha & Shaoyang) cases, all persons from out of province. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. there currently are 10 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 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Wuhan & 1 at Jingzhou) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 95 active domestic asymptomatic (51 at Enshi Prefecture, 21 at Wuhan, 11 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 person under centralized quarantine. 13 domestic confirmed & 14 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 60 active domestic confirmed (57 at Chifeng, 2 at Hohhot, & 1 at Baotou) & 68 active domestic asymptomatic (65 at Chifeng & 3 at Bayan Nur) cases in the region. 4 sites at Hohhot & 1 at Bayan Nur are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Hohhot & 1 at Bayan Nur are currently at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Qilihe District in Lanzhou & 2 at Jingtai County in Baiyin) case, all persons from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 46 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, & 9 at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Xiaodian District in Taiyuan & 1 at Yunzhou District in Datong) cases, both new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (5 at Taiyuan & 1 at Datong) & 1 active domestic asymptomatic (at Taiyuan) case in the province. 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 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 3 at Xianyang & 1 at Yulin) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Xi’an, 5 at Shangluo, & 2 at Xianyang) cases. 1 of the cases at Xianyang was previously asymptomatic, & 4 are persons under centralized quarantine. 7 of the cases at Xi’an are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via regular screening of persons in “closed loops”. The cases at Shangluo are persons from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The case at Yulin was previously asymptomatic. 2 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 128 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 & 2 at Xi’an are currently at High Risk. 16 sites at Xianyang & 5 at Xi’an are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 3 new domestic confirmed (all previously asymptomatic, all at Zhongwei) & 176 new domestic asymptomatic (160 at Zhongwei, 15 at Wuzhong, & 1 at Yinchuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. There currently are 20 active domestic confirmed & 1,351 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 28 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 201 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 9 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Jining & 1 each at Linyi & Liaocheng) cases. 1 of the cases at Jining is a person under centralized quarantine, 3 via screening of residents in High Risk areas, & 3 via community screening. The cases at Linyi & Liaocheng came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 4 domestic confirmed & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 29 active domestic confirmed (27 at Qingdao & 1 each at Jining & Jinan) & 142 domestic asymptomatic (61 at Qingdao, 45 at Jining, 26 at Heze, 6 at Linyi, 2 at Jinan, & 1 each at Liaocheng & 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 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Lianchi District in Baoding) & 9 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Lianchi District in Baoding & 2 at Zhuolu District in Zhangjiakou) cases. The cases at Baoding are students at a university. The cases at Zhangjiakou are persons from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 54 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple outbreaks at the same time. 1 site each at Baoding, Shijiazhuang & Xinji are currently High Risk. 2 sites each at Xinji & Shijiazhuang & 1 at Baoding are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Wenfeng District in Anyang) & 19 new domestic asymptomatic (10 at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan, 3 at Wuzhi County in Jiaozuo, 1 each at Xixia County in Nanyang & Dengfeng in Zhengzhou, & 3 persons from out of province at unspecified locations) cases. The case at Anyang was found at a fever clinic. The cases at Pingdingshan, Jiaozuo & Zhengzhou are persons under centralized quarantine. The case at Nanyang came from out of province & tested positive upon entry. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 61 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. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
At Liaoning Province 41 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed & 25 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 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 13 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 11 at Jiamusi & 1 each at Huma County in Greater Hinggan Prefecture & Aihui District in Heihe) & 54 new domestic asymptomatic (35 at Heihe & 19 at Jiamusi) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 129 active domestic confirmed (94 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, 2 at Heihe, & 1 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) & 1,299 active domestic asymptomatic (695 at Jiamusi, 541 at Heihe, 27 at Daqing, 24 at Harbin, 9 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 3 at Mudanjiang) cases in the province. 168 sites at Jiamusi, 115 at Heihe, 7 at Harbin, & 5 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 191 sites at Jiamusi, 132 at Heihe, 11 at Harbin, 2 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 at Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Tongzhou District) case, found via community screening. 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 site is currently at High Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 11 new domestic confirmed & 61 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 71 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. 2 domestic confirmed & 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 83 sites are currently at High Risk, & 34 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Minhang District & 1 at Pudong New Area) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 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. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Fuyang, 2 at Hefei, & 1 at Wuhu) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 20 active domestic asymptomatic (15 at Fuyang, 2 at Hefei, & 1 each at Bozhou, Liu’an & Wuhu) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Suzhou & 1 each at Nanjing & Zhenjiang) cases. The cases at Suzhou came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The cases at Nanjing & Zhenjiang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 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. 5 sites at Zhenjiang, 3 at Xuzhou, 2 at Nanjing & 1 at Suzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Hangzhou, 2 at Jiaxing, & 1 each at Taizhou & Wenzhou) cases, 6 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed case 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 confirmed (2 at Xiamen & 1 at Zhangzhou) cases, all traced close contacts of domestic positive cases elsewhere & under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 3 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. 3 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Taihe County in Ji’an) case. 3 domestic confirmed & 85 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 65 active domestic asymptomatic (54 at Ji’an, 10 Ganzhou, & 1 at Yingtan) cases in the province. 5 at Ji’an & 1 at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 22 domestic confirmed & 43 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 Nan’an District) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 10 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 17 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 80 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 31 domestic confirmed & 227 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 590 active domestic confirmed & 1,871 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Huangnan Prefecture & 1 each at Yulshul Prefecture & Haidong) cases. 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 97 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 6 new domestic confirmed & 66 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 6 domestic confirmed & 296 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 114 active domestic confirmed & 53 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 (4 at Kunming & 2 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture) & 25 new domestic asymptomatic (14 at Kunming & 11 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture) cases. 17 of the cases at Kunming are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via regular screening of persons in “closed loops”. 8 of the cases at Dehong Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine, 4 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 via screening of residents in High Risk areas. 3 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 46 active domestic confirmed & 115 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. 10 sites Dehong Prefecture & 3 at Kunming are currently at High Risk. 9 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, 4 at Honghe Prefecture, & 1 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 9/29, Mainland China reported 59 new imported confirmed cases (10 previously asymptomatic), 86 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 184 confirmed cases recovered (81 imported), 972 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (81 imported) & 20 were reclassified as confirmed cases (10 imported), & 16,828 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,969 active confirmed cases in the country (610 imported), 36 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 10,539 active asymptomatic cases (710 imported), 0 suspect cases. 158,591 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/29, 3,436.773M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 110K 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 9/29, Hong Kong reported 4,023 new positive cases, 213 imported & 3,810 domestic, & 8 new deaths.
On 9/29, Taiwan added 43,505 new positive cases, 225 imported & 43,280 domestic (including 149 moderate or serious). There were 50 new deaths (ages ranging from 10+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 9/8 – 9/27, 46 w/ underlying conditions, 16 fully vaccinated & boosted).
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@New Deal democrat: And according to the CDC, the majority of those old people deaths are among the unvaccinated. As of July 30, unvaccinated people 65+ had a death rate of 15.56 per 100K, compared to 2.06 for those who had been vaccinated and had at least one booster. That low rate for the vaccinated elderly is lower than the death rate nationwide during that lull we experienced in early summer of 2021, when we hoped the pandemic was over. It’s still substantially higher than rates for younger people, but until the development of better vaccines and treatments, current vaccines + boosters are probably the best that can be done for that age group.
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@Nicole:
I don’t know if you’ve already tried this, but there are some really good self-massage techniques for various sinus issues. You can find them on You Tube. I have chronic sinusitis, and am always dealing with blockages here and there. When my eustachian tubes get clogged, I wind up with vertigo, so I don’t want to wait for a doctor’s appointment. A really good move for blocked eustachian tubes is to start with your thumb behind your ear, sort of a little channel or indent there, and run it down the indent behind your jaw bone. Do that a number of times, I think it really helps. Maybe apply a warm compress first to loosen things up.
Ruckus
I’m 73, active and have had all 5 shots available, starting in January last year, with last shot a week ago. Only issue is that my shot card is absolutely full. I’ve had a variety of effects, none of them all that bad other than one made me foggy for a day. Last shot, arm a bit sore for a day.
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On 9/30 Mainland China reported 106 new domestic confirmed (18 previously asymptomatic), 549 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 22 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic, 16 at Shenzhen, 3 at Huizhou, 2 at Guangzhou, & 1 at Shaoguan) & 21 new domestic asymptomatic (19 at Shenzhen & 2 at Huizhou) cases. 30 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine, 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, 1 via screening of residents in Medium Risk areas, & 2 via community screening. 3 of the cases at Huizhou were previously asymptomatic, the other 2 are persons under centralized quarantine. The cases at Guangzhou were previously asymptomatic. 5 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 117 active domestic confirmed & 54 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time. 46 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 43 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 13 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Fangcheng District in Fangchenggang & 4 at Pingxiang in Chongzuo) cases, all via regular screening of residents in border communities. 3 domestic confirmed & 37 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Fangchenggang) & 91 active domestic asymptomatic (35 at Fangchenggang, 28 at Chongzuo, 22 at Baise, 3 at Yulin, 2 at Liuzhou, & 1 at Nanning) cases in the region. 2 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hainan Province 14 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases.
Hunan Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Yueyang & 1 each at Changsha & Hengyang) cases, all persons from out of province. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. there currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 9 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. 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 85 active domestic asymptomatic (43 at Enshi Prefecture, 20 at Wuhan, 11 at Jingzhou, 6 at Ezhou, 3 at Suizhou, & 1 each at Qianjiang & Xiangyang) cases in the city. 2 sites at Wuhan are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Wuhan & 3 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 17 new domestic confirmed (all at Hohhot) cases & 7 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Hohhot & 1 at Wuyuan County in Bayan Nur) cases, a person under centralized quarantine. 15 domestic confirmed & 17 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 62 active domestic confirmed (42 at Chifeng, 19 at Hohhot, & 1 at Baotou) & 58 active domestic asymptomatic (49 at Chifeng, 6 at Hohhot, & 3 at Bayan Nur) cases in the region. 9 sites at Hohhot are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Hohhot & 1 at Bayan Nur are currently at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Lanzhou & 1 at Jiayuguan) cases. 2 of the cases at Lanzhou came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival & a person under centralized quarantine. The case Jiayuguan came from out of province & tested positive during community screening. 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 35 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, & 9 at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (4 at Fenyang in Lüliang, 2 at in Taiyuan, & 1 at Yunzhou District in Datong) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Yunzhou District in Datong & 1 at Jinyuan District in Taiyuan)cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed (7 at Taiyuan, 4 at Lüliang, & 2 at Datong) & 7 active domestic asymptomatic (5 at Datong & 2 at at Taiyuan) case in the province. 2 sites each at Datong & Taiyuan are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Taiyuan & 2 at Datong are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Xi’an) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Shangluo, Xi’an & Xianyang) cases. The cases at Shangluo & Xianyang are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Xi’an is a traced close contact & 2 via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 19 active domestic confirmed & 124 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 & 2 at Xi’an are currently at High Risk. 16 sites at Xianyang & 5 at Xi’an are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all at Zhongwei) & 166 new domestic asymptomatic (160 at Zhongwei, 15 at Wuzhong, & 1 at Yinchuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. 1 domestic confirmed & 39 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed & 1,476 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. 208 sites at Zhongwei, 35 at Wuzhong, & 13 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 30 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 223 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 5 new domestic confirmed (1 previous asymptomatic, 2 each at Dongying & Qingdao, & 1 at Jinan) & 18 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Dongying, 5 at Jining, 4 at Jinan, & 1 at Dezhou) cases. 6 of the cases at Dongying came from out of province ( 4 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure & 2 under centralized quarantine), & 4 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The cases at Jining are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Qingdao was previously asymptomatic & a person coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 4 of the cases at Jinan are persons coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival, & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. The case at Dezhou came from out of province & found at a fever clinic. 5 domestic confirmed & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 29 active domestic confirmed (25 at Qingdao & 2 each at Dongying & Jinan) & 135 domestic asymptomatic (54 at Qingdao, 34 at Jining, 25 at Heze, 8 at Dongying, 6 each at Jinan & Linyi, & 1 each at Dezhou & Weihai) cases in the province. 3 sites at Qingdao, 2 each at Dongying & Jinan, & 1 at Jining are currently at High Risk. 6 sites at Jining, 4 at Jining, & 1 each at Dongying & Qingdao are currently at Medium Risk.
Hebei Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Baoding & 1 at Yutian County in Tangshan) cases. 1 of the cases at Baoding is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & the other came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The cases at Tangshan came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 5 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. 1 site each at Baoding & Shijiazhuang are currently High Risk. 2 sites each at Xinji & Shijiazhuang & 1 at Baoding are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 17 new domestic asymptomatic (11 at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan & 1 each at Sheqi County in Nanyang & Xinmi in Zhengzhou, & 4 persons from out of province at unspecified locations) cases. The cases at Nanyang, Pingdingshan & Zhengzhou are persons under centralized quarantine. 7 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 71 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. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
At Liaoning Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed & 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.
At Changchun in Jilin Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 12 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (3 at Jiamusi & 1 at Aihui District in Heihe) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic (20 at Heihe, 7 at Jiamusi, & 1 at Huma County in Greater Hinggan Prefecture) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed & 40 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 130 active domestic confirmed (94 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, 3 at Heihe, & 1 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) & 1,287 active domestic asymptomatic (665 at Jiamusi, 561 at Heihe, 24 each at Daqing & Harbin, 10 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 3 at Mudanjiang) cases in the province. 137 sites at Jiamusi, 79 at Heihe, & 5 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 each at Harbin & Qitaihe are currently at High Risk. 185 sites at Jiamusi, 148 at Heihe, 15 at Harbin, 2 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture & Qitaihe, & 1 at Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Fengtai District) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Changping District) cases, a person under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening (at Fengtai District). 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 4 sites is currently at High Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 24 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 84 sites are currently at High Risk, & 32 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Baoshan & Minhang Districts & Pudong New Area) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 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. 7 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (both at Jiujiang District in Wuhu) cases, both coming from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. There currently are 22 active domestic asymptomatic (15 at Fuyang, 3 at Wuhu, 2 at Hefei, & 1 each at Bozhou & Liu’an) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, both at Nanjing) cases, the new domestic positive case came from out of province. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed & 25 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, 2 at Nanjing & 1 at Suzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 1 each at Ningbo, Taizhou & Wenzhou) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Jinhua & 1 each at Hangzhou & Jiaxing) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 3 new 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 1 new domestic confirmed (at Xiamen) case, a traced close contact & under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 3 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. 3 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Xihu District in Nanchang) case, coming from out of province. 21 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 45 active domestic asymptomatic (36 at Ji’an, 7 Ganzhou, & 1 each at Nanchang & Yingtan) cases in the province. 1 site at Ji’an is currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 20 new domestic confirmed (7 previously asymptomatic) & 34 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 56 domestic confirmed & 50 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 3 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Ba’nan & Fuling Districts & Pengshui County) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed & 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 83 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 38 domestic confirmed & 176 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 554 active domestic confirmed & 1,778 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Haidong) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 96 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 & 2 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 59 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 15 domestic confirmed & 98 asymptomatic cases recovered. The region is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases..
Yunnan Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (3 at Kunming & 2 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture) & 16 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, 6 at Kunming, & 1 at Menghai County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture) cases. The cases at Kunming & Sipsongpanna Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine. 6 of the cases at Dehong Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine, 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 4 via screening of residents in High Risk areas. 1 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 50 active domestic confirmed & 128 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. 10 sites Dehong Prefecture & 3 at Kunming are currently at High Risk. 9 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, & 1 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 9/30, Mainland China reported 66 new imported confirmed cases (8 previously asymptomatic), 99 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 232 confirmed cases recovered (68 imported), 679 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (89 imported) & 26 were reclassified as confirmed cases (8 imported), & 12,752 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,909 active confirmed cases in the country (608 imported), 31 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 10,482 active asymptomatic cases (712 imported), 0 suspect cases. 168,484 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 9/30, 3,436.911M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 138K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 9/30, Hong Kong reported 3,907 new positive cases, 226 imported & 3,681 domestic, & 6 new deaths.
On 9/30, Taiwan added 43,085 new positive cases, 45 imported & 43,040 domestic (including 170 moderate & 57 serious). There were 48 new deaths (ages ranging from 40+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 44 w/ underlying conditions, 14 fully vaccinated & boosted).
YY_Sima Qian
On 10/1 Mainland China reported 116 new domestic confirmed (17 previously asymptomatic), 432 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 17 new domestic confirmed (16 at Shenzhen & 1 at Jiangmen) & 10 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Shenzhen & 2 at Zhuhai) cases. 20 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine, 3 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 from a fever clinic. The case at Jiangmen was found via community screening. The cases at Zhuhai are persons under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 130 active domestic confirmed & 62 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. 56 sites at Shenzhen & 5 at Huizhou are currently at High Risk. 57 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Chongzuo & 3 at Jiangnan District in Nanning) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 93 active domestic asymptomatic (32 at Fangchenggang, 33 at Chongzuo, 21 at Baise, 4 at Nanning, 2 at Liuzhou, & 1 at Yulin) cases in the region. 2 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hainan Province 2 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases.
Hunan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, at Hengyang) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Changsha) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons from out of province. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed & 11 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 1 new domestic confirmed (at Wuhan) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Suizhou & 1 each at Jingmen, Wuhan & Xiangyang) cases. 1 of the cases at Wuhan was found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & the other came from Xinjiang & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Jingmen, Suizhou & Xiangyang came from Xinjiang & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 19 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuhan) & 71 active domestic asymptomatic (28 at Enshi Prefecture, 20 at Wuhan, 11 at Jingzhou, 4 each at Ezhou & Suizhou, 2 at Xiangyang, & 1 each at Jingmen & Qianjiang) cases in the city. 2 sites at Wuhan are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Wuhan & 3 at Enshi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 26 new domestic confirmed (25 at Hohhot & 1 at Donghe District in Baotou) cases & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Hohhot & 1 at Erenhot in Xilingol Banner) cases. 6 domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 82 active domestic confirmed (44 at Hohhot, 36 at Chifeng, & 2 at Baotou) & 58 active domestic asymptomatic (43 at Chifeng, 11 at Hohhot, 3 at Bayan Nur, & 1 at Xilingol Banner) cases in the region. 17 sites at Hohhot are currently at High Risk. 9 sites at Hohhot, 2 at Xilingol Banner, & 1 at Bayan Nur are currently at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Jingyuan County in Baiyin & 1 at Qilihe District in Lanzhou) cases, all from out of province, 3 tested positive upon arrival & 1 under centralized quarantine since arrival. The case Jiayuguan came from out of province & tested positive during community screening. 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 33 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, & 9 at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (7 at in Taiyuan & 1 each at Jiexiu in Jinzhong & Shuocheng District in Shuozhou) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Lishi District in Lüliang & 1 at Pingcheng District in Datong)cases. 4 of the cases at Taiyuan are persons under centralized quarantine & 3 via community screening. The case at Jinzhong came from Xinjiang & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Shuozhou came from out of province on 9/28 & found via community screening. The cases at Datong & Lüliang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed (14 at Taiyuan, 4 at Lüliang, 2 at Datong, & 1 each at Jinzhong & Shuozhou) & 10 active domestic asymptomatic (6 at Datong & 2 each at Lüliang & Taiyuan) case in the province. 2 sites each at Datong & Taiyuan are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Taiyuan & 2 at Datong are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Xianyang & 1 at Xi’an) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Xi’an & 1 each at Xianyang & Yulin) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed & 128 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 Xi’an & 1 at Xianyang are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Xianyang & 5 at Xi’an are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 6 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 3 each at Wuzhou & Zhongwei) & 156 new domestic asymptomatic (140 at Zhongwei, 13 at Wuzhong, 2 at Yinchuan, & 1 at Guyuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. 21 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 29 active domestic confirmed & 1,611 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. 208 sites at Zhongwei, 35 at Wuzhong, & 13 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 30 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 248 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 5 new domestic confirmed (4 previous asymptomatic, 4 at Jinan & 1 at Dongying) & 13 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Jining, 3 at Dongying, 2 at Linyi, & 1 each at Heze, Liaocheng & Zaozhuang) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 9 domestic confirmed & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 25 active domestic confirmed (17 at Qingdao, 5 at Jinan, & 3 at Dongying) & 120 domestic asymptomatic (38 at Jining, 35 at Qingdao, 22 at Heze, 11 at Dongying, 8 at Linyi, 2 at Jinan, & 1 each at Dezhou, Liaocheng, Weihai, & Zaozhuang) cases in the province. 6 sites at Jinan, 5 at Jining, 3 at Dongying, & 1 at Qingdao are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Dongying, 3 at Qingdao, 2 at Jinan, & 1 at Jining are currently at High Risk.
Hebei Province reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Baoding & 1 each at Zhao County in Shijiazhuang & Qiaodong District in Zhangjiakou) cases. 5 of the cases at Baoding is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & the other 2 came from out of province. The cases at Shijiazhuang & Zhangjiakou came from out of province. 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 55 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. 1 site at Baoding is currently at High Risk. 2 sites each at Xinji & Shijiazhuang & 1 at Baoding are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 11 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Xiayi County in Shangqiu & 1 each at Wenfeng District in Anyang, Wuzhi County in Jiaozuo, Zhenping County in Nanyang & Erqi District in Zhengzhou, & 5 persons from out of province at unspecified locations) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 77 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. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk. 2 sites at Zhoukou are currently at Medium Risk.
Liaoning Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Dalian) case, a person coming from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 20 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 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 7 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 15 new domestic asymptomatic (13 at Heihe & 1 each at Jiamusi & Boli County in Qitaihe) cases, all but 1 are persons under centralized quarantine, & 1 via community screening (at Qitaihe). 5 domestic confirmed & 55 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 125 active domestic confirmed (90 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, 2 at Heihe, & 1 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) & 1,247 active domestic asymptomatic (626 at Jiamusi, 567 at Heihe, 24 at Harbin, 16 at Daqing, 10 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, 3 at Mudanjiang, & 1 at Qitaihe) cases in the province. 86 sites at Jiamusi, 52 at Heihe, 4 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 at Qitaihe are currently at High Risk. 169 sites at Jiamusi, 154 at Heihe, 15 at Harbin, 2 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture & Qitaihe, & 1 at Mudanjiang are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, the case at Fengtai District) cases, the new domestic positive case is a person under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 2 sites are currently at High Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 26 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 85 sites are currently at High Risk, & 26 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Minhang District) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Minhang District & 1 at Qingpu District) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. There currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 8 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Fengyang County in Chuzhou & 1 each at Taihu County in Anqing, Feidong County in Hefei & Jiujiang District in Wuhu) cases. The cases at Chuzhou & Hefei came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Anqing & Wuhu are persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 27 active domestic asymptomatic (15 at Fuyang, 4 at Wuhu, 3 at Hefei, 2 at Chuzhou, & 1 each at Anqing, Bozhou & Liu’an) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported& 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Xuzhou) case, a person from out of province. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 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. 5 sites at Zhenjiang, 3 at Xuzhou, 2 at Nanjing & 1 at Suzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Wenzhou) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Hangzhou & 1 at Jinhua) cases, 3 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 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 2 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Quanzhou & Xiamen) cases, both from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed & 3 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. 3 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Xihu District in Nanchang & Fengxin County in Yichun) cases, both from out of province. 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 38 active domestic asymptomatic (29 at Ji’an, 5 Ganzhou, 2 at Nanchang, & 1 each at Yichun & Yingtan) cases in the province. All areas of the province are now at Low Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 25 new domestic confirmed (8 previously asymptomatic) & 27 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 29 domestic confirmed & 43 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 asymptomatic (at Jiangjin District) case, a person under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 13 active domestic confirmed & 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 24 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 29 domestic confirmed & 183 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 528 active domestic confirmed & 1,619 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Qinghai Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 95 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. 2 sites each at Haidong & Haixi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 2 sites each at Haidong & Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 49 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 4 domestic confirmed & 143 asymptomatic cases recovered. The region is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases.
Yunnan Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (3 each at Xishan District in Kunming & Menghai County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture & 1 at Xishan District in Kunming) cases. The cases at Kunming & Sipsongpanna Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Sipsongpanna Prefecture is a person under centralized quarantine & 2 via community screening. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 56 active domestic confirmed & 132 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. 9 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, & 1 at Lincang are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 10/1, Mainland China reported 63 new imported confirmed cases (7 previously asymptomatic), 108 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 143 confirmed cases recovered (40 imported), 635 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (68 imported) & 24 were reclassified as confirmed cases (7 imported), & 15,847 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,945 active confirmed cases in the country (631 imported), 25 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 10,363 active asymptomatic cases (745 imported), 0 suspect cases. 172,403 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 10/1, 3,436.966M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 55K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 10/1, Hong Kong reported 3,569 new positive cases, 215 imported & 3,354 domestic, & 6 new deaths.
On 10/1, Taiwan added 43,307 new positive cases, 66 imported & 43,241 domestic (including 154 moderate or serious). There were 62 new deaths (ages ranging from 50+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 9/18 – 9/29, 58 w/ underlying conditions, 17 fully vaccinated & boosted).
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On 10/2 Mainland China reported 189 new domestic confirmed (13 previously asymptomatic), 466 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 19 new domestic confirmed (14 at Shenzhen & 5 at Guangzhou) & 24 new domestic asymptomatic (18 at Shenzhen, 3 at Guangzhou, 2 at Dongguan, & 1 at Shaoguan) cases. 28 of the case at Shenzhen are traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine, 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, 1 via community screening, & 1 from a fever clinic. 7 of the cases at Guangzhou were found via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations, & a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. The cases at Dongguan came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Shaoguan is a person under centralized quarantine. 8 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 141 active domestic confirmed & 86 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. 63 sites at Shenzhen are currently at High Risk. 61 sites at Shenzhen & 3 at Huizhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 13 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Fangchenggang, 3 at Jiangnan District in Nanning, 2 each at Pingguo in Baise & Qixing District in Guilin, & 1 each at Daxin County in Chongzuo & Jinchengjiang District in Hechi) cases, 4 persons under home/centralized quarantine, 8 from out of province, & 1 via screening of persons in high risk occupations. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 101 active domestic asymptomatic (33 each at Chongzuo & Fangchenggang, 22 at Baise, 7 at Nanning, 2 each at Guilin & Liuzhou, & 1 each at Hechi & Yulin) cases in the region. 2 sites at Fangchenggang are currently at Medium Risk.
At Hainan Province 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases.
Hunan Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (3 at Yiyang, 2 each at Hengyang & Yueyang, & 1 at Cenzhou) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Changsha & 1 each at Hengyang & Cenzhou) cases, all from out of province. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed & 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. 3 sites at Yiyang are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Jingzhou & 1 at Jingmen) cases. 1 of the cases at Jingzhou were found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. The case at Jingmen came from Xinjiang & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 22 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuhan) & 53 active domestic asymptomatic (20 at Wuhan, 12 at Enshi Prefecture, 10 at Jingzhou, 4 at Ezhou, 2 each at Jingmen, Suizhou & Xiangyang, & 1 at Qianjiang) cases in the city. 2 sites at Wuhan are currently at High Risk, & 7 at Medium Risk.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 80 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic, 77 at Hohhot, 2 at Dalad Banner in Erdos, & 1 at Donghe District in Baotou) cases & 23 new domestic asymptomatic (21 at Hohhot & 1 each at Manzhouli in Hulun Buir & Linxi County in Chifeng) cases. 24 domestic confirmed & 28 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 138 active domestic confirmed (121 at Hohhot, 12 at Chifeng, 3 at Baotou, & 2 at Erdos) & 50 active domestic asymptomatic (29 at Hohhot, 16 at Chifeng, 3 at Bayan Nur, & 1 each at Hulun Buir & Xilingol Banner) cases in the region. 79 sites at Hohhot, 5 at Hulun Buir, & 1 each at Chifeng & Erdos are currently at High Risk. 14 sites at Hohhot, 2 each at Chifeng, Erdos & Xilingol Banner, & 1 at Bayan Nur & Hulun Buir are currently at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Lanzhou & 1 at Xifeng District in Qingyang) cases, 2 traced closer contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 35 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 Baiyin are currently at High Risk, & 11 at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Lishi District in Lüliang & 1 at Jiancaoping District in Taiyuan) & 9 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Taiyuan & 2 at Shuocheng District in Shuozhou) cases. The case at Shuozhou is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. There currently are 25 active domestic confirmed (14 at Taiyuan, 6 at Lüliang, 3 at Datong, & 1 each at Jinzhong & Shuozhou) & 17 active domestic asymptomatic (9 at Taiyuan, 6 at Datong & 2 at Shuozhou) case in the province. 2 sites each at Datong & Taiyuan are currently at High Risk. 4 sites at Taiyuan & 2 at Datong are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Xi’an) & 11 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Xi’an, 3 at Weinan, & 1 each at Baoji, Shangluo, Yan’an & Yulin) cases. 4 of the cases at Xi’an are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. The case at Yan’an & Yulin came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Weinan, Baoji & Shangluo are persons under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed & 135 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 Xi’an & 1 at Xianyang are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Xianyang & 6 at Xi’an are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic confirmed (all at Zhongwei) & 127 new domestic asymptomatic (119 at Zhongwei, 6 at Wuzhong, & 1 each at Guyuan & Yinchuan) cases, all persons under quarantine or movement control. 1 domestic confirmed & 220 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 33 active domestic confirmed & 1,518 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. 209 sites at Zhongwei & 35 at Wuzhong are currently at High Risk. 13 sites at Guyuan are currently at Medium Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 33 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 265 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 1 new domestic confirmed (at Dezhou) & 10 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Jining, 2 at Dezhou, & 1 at Heze) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic confirmed & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed (13 at Qingdao, 5 at Jinan, 3 at Dongying, & 1 at Dezhou) & 101 domestic asymptomatic (35 at Jining, 27 at Qingdao, 17 at Heze, 11 at Dongying, 4 at Linyi, & 1 each at Dezhou, Jinan, Liaocheng, Weihai, & Zaozhuang) cases in the province. 4 sites at Dongying, 3 at Qingdao, 2 at Jinan, & 1 at Jining are currently at High Risk. 6 sites at Jinan, 5 at Jining, 3 at Dongying, & 1 at Qingdao are currently at High Risk.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Zhuozhou in Baoding) case, a person from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 4 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. 1 site each at Baoding & Zhangjiakou are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Zhangjiakou, 2 at Langfang, & 1 each at Baoding, Xinji & Shijiazhuang are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Ruzhou in Pingdingshan & 1 each at Xin’an County in Luoyang & Xixia County in Nanyang, & 4 persons from out of province at unspecified locations) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed & 86 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. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk.
Liaoning Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Chaoyang) case, a person under centralized quarantine. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed & 20 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 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 6 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Heilongjiang Province reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Heihe & 2 at Jiamusi) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 6 domestic confirmed & 83 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 119 active domestic confirmed (84 at Jiamusi, 32 at Harbin, 2 at Heihe, & 1 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) & 1,173 active domestic asymptomatic (571 at Jiamusi, 556 at Heihe, 24 at Harbin, 10 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, 8 at Daqing, 3 at Mudanjiang, & 1 at Qitaihe) cases in the province. 62 sites at Jiamusi, 27 at Heihe, 4 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, & 1 at Qitaihe are currently at High Risk. 158 sites at Jiamusi, 139 at Heihe, 7 at Harbin, & 2 each at Greater Hinggan Prefecture & Qitaihe are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Daxing & Fengtai Districts) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Fengtai District) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 2 sites are currently at High Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 20 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 16 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 79 sites are currently at High Risk, & 22 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Pudong New Area) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Fenxiang, Qingpu & Xuhui Districts) cases, 3 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening (at Pudong New Area). 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently is 2 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 8 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 each at Yongqiao District in Suzhou & Yingzhou District in Fuyang) cases. The cases at Suzhou came from out of province & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The cases at Fuyang are persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 31 active domestic asymptomatic (17 at Fuyang, 4 at Wuhu, 3 at Hefei, 2 each at Chuzhou & Suzhou, & 1 each at Anqing, Bozhou & Liu’an) cases in the city. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both at Nanjing) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Suzhou & 1 at Huai’an) cases, all persons from out of province. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 23 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, 2 at Nanjing & 1 at Suzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Hangzhou & 2 at Jiaxing) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 2 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 4 new domestic confirmed (2 each at Quanzhou & Xiamen) cases, all from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 2 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. 3 sites at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 38 active domestic asymptomatic (29 at Ji’an, 5 Ganzhou, 2 at Nanchang, & 1 each at Yichun & Yingtan) cases in the province.
Sichuan Province reported 45 new domestic confirmed (7 previously asymptomatic) & 40 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 22 domestic confirmed & 28 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 (1 each at Fuling & Wanzhou Districts) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Liangping & Shapingba Districts) cases, 3 persons under centralized quarantine &1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Guizhou Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 29 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 58 domestic confirmed & 226 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 473 active domestic confirmed & 1,422 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 10 active domestic confirmed & 93 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. 2 sites at Haixi Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Haidong & 2 at Haixi Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 6 new domestic confirmed & 43 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 78 domestic confirmed & 555 asymptomatic cases recovered. The region is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases.
Yunnan Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 2 each at Xishan District in Kunming & Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, & 1 each at Zhenkang County in Lincang & Menghai County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic (15 at Menghai County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 6 at Dehong Prefecture, 4 at Kunming, 2 at Jianshui, & 1 at Gengma County in Lincang) cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 61 active domestic confirmed & 166 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. 10 sites Dehong Prefecture & 3 each at Kunming & Sipsongpanna Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 11 sites at Dehong Prefecture, 5 at Kunming, 4 at Sipsongpanna Prefecture, & 1 at Honghe Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 10/2, Mainland China reported 51 new imported confirmed cases (10 previously asymptomatic), 108 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 256 confirmed cases recovered (59 imported), 635 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (68 imported) & 24 were reclassified as confirmed cases (7 imported), & 16,605 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 2,929 active confirmed cases in the country (623 imported), 23 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 10,363 active asymptomatic cases (745 imported), 0 suspect cases. 177,952 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 10/2, 3,437.018M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 52K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 10/2, Hong Kong reported 3,529 new positive cases, 343 imported & 3,186 domestic, & 3 new deaths.
On 10/2, Taiwan added 33,431 new positive cases, 54 imported & 33,377 domestic (including 74 moderate or serious). There were 38 new deaths (ages ranging from 50+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., all w/ underlying conditions, 11 fully vaccinated & boosted).