Dr. Fauci was eligible for his COVID booster shot so Stephen took him next door to the pharmacy to get vaccinated — and they had quite the journey. #Colbert pic.twitter.com/1GZo2u89RC
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 6, 2022
There were 300,000 fewer COVID deaths and 650,000 fewer hospitalizations among seniors because of vaccines, according to a new HHS report. https://t.co/9PMiWhPieH
— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2022
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Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. https://t.co/LEyLWr0pXy
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 10, 2022
She’s not wrong:
With COVID-19 increasingly tamed, governments across Asia have been winding down some of the world’s strictest control measures. In September, Taiwan announced that it was reopening its borders and phasing out its quarantine policies; South Korea lifted its outdoor mask mandate and scrapped mandatory COVID-19 testing for inbound travelers. On October 11, Japan will end a pre-departure test requirement for travelers who have received at least one vaccine booster and fully reopen its borders for the first time since 2020. Even Hong Kong, which for more than two years had emulated mainland China in maintaining stringent border controls, has decided to end all hotel quarantine requirements for international arrivals. For all these countries and territories, the pivot to a lighter, more flexible approach has been driven by the growing recognition that COVID-19 is now a manageable endemic disease and that harsh population-level containment has come at a very high price.
Amid this rapid normalization, however, China has instead doubled down on its all-encompassing “zero COVID” strategy. In contrast to almost every other country in the world, China continues to pursue stringent border controls, aggressive isolation of close contacts, sudden closures of airports and public spaces, and snap lockdowns of neighborhoods and even entire municipalities. Having staked enormous political capital on zero COVID, China’s leadership is loath to change course—particularly on the eve of the all-important 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party this month, where President Xi Jinping is set to have his 10-year rule extended. In city after city, officials are pursuing excessively harsh measures in an effort to avoid any outbreaks that might embarrass the government.
Beijing’s intransigence has come at an escalating cost. Prolonged lockdowns of millions of people in major cities such as Shanghai have not only devastated China’s economy—which is now expected to significantly fall short of growth targets—but also provoked rising social discontent. The Chinese government’s failures to implement more effective health policies, meanwhile, such as authorizing the use of mRNA vaccines and prioritizing the elderly in its vaccination campaign, have meant that the population remains needlessly vulnerable to future outbreaks. So the government faces a growing dilemma. On the one hand, its zero-COVID strategy is sufficiently unpopular that few government officials are prepared to publicly endorse its long-term existence, and international pressure to abandon the policy is mounting. On the other hand, political considerations and the lack of a clear alternative have prevented Beijing from moving away from it…
Despite growing evidence that zero COVID is doing far more harm than good, the Chinese government has important motives for clinging to it. First and foremost is the potential health crisis that relaxing the approach could entail. After two and a half years of zero-tolerance policies, Beijing has created a situation in which a very high percentage of its population has never been exposed to the virus. According to official figures, China thus far has accumulated 996,000 infections. Even taking into account the potential problem of underreporting—which is not a major concern in view of China’s centralized PCR testing system—this figure shows that only a very small fraction of its population has been infected and therefore carries some natural immunity. In fact, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) itself has acknowledged what it calls, “China’s nearly unique situation of having only vaccine-induced immunity.”
But the vaccine picture is equally concerning. Although as of March 2022, nearly 90 percent of the Chinese population had received two doses of China’s non-mRNA vaccines, studies now estimate that about six months after the administration of the second dose, the antibodies triggered by these vaccines drop to a level that is considered low or even undetectable. Because of this immunity gap, Chinese officials have reason to fear that a policy relaxation could be followed by a surge of COVID-19 cases that would quickly overwhelm the country’s health-care system. At the extreme, this could lead to large numbers of deaths and consequent societal instability.
Although such a worst-case scenario may be unlikely, it cannot be ruled out, especially because the health-care system remains fragile in rural areas, and China has a relatively large percentage of elderly people who are not fully vaccinated. (Perhaps because of the false sense of security that zero-COVID policies have created, the elderly have not been prioritized for vaccines and boosters. Notably, among Chinese who are 60 or older, the two-dose vaccination rate is now 85.6 percent, and the booster rate is just 67.8 percent—both admittedly lower than figures for the same cohort in the United States.)…
However, the only solutions offered are more of the same: Do like we did! Break eggs for that omlette!
Having held to their strategy for so long, China’s leaders face a hard choice. They know they will need to wind down the policy to put the country on a better economic footing, but they fear it could lead to a larger public health breakdown. Armed with a well-planned exit strategy, however, this dire outcome can be avoided. First, the government can prepare the public for a pivot by changing the way it talks about the pandemic. China’s leaders would have to tell the truth about the severity of the virus and the treatments available for it and allow the media to encourage coexistence with COVID-19. This transition could be made easier if the World Health Organization announces that it no longer considers the disease a “public health emergency of international concern.” By recognizing that the acute phase of the pandemic is over, such a declaration would offer Beijing an indisputable scientific rationale for shifting its approach.
To prevent the Chinese health-care system from being overwhelmed, the government can and should enforce triage measures that have worked in many other countries. These would include ensuring that only the most severe cases are treated in hospitals while people with minor or asymptomatic cases recover at home, or if conditions do not allow that, in makeshift quarantine centers. The government should also phase out its COVID-19 health QR code, which is used to demonstrate a person’s risk of infection in real time. This would entail abolishing the centralized, state-controlled mass PCR testing and encouraging the use of at-home rapid-test kits.
To minimize fear and panic whenever there is a spike in cases, the government could stop providing daily updates on the number of new infections and deaths. In addition, rather than spending billions of dollars on enforcing its zero-COVID policies, Beijing should scale up access to more effective Omicron-specific vaccines and therapeutic treatments. A nationwide vaccination campaign should be introduced as soon as possible to ensure that more than 90 percent of the people over 65 and a majority of the country’s population receive an mRNA booster shot. (As the October 16 opening of the Party Congress draws near, the government has begun to show signs that it is taking the vaccination problem more seriously: In early October, China CDC Weekly published an article calling for the immediate vaccination of the remaining 10 percent of the population.)
With such measures in place, a relaxation of policy by the Chinese government would lead to a significant increase of COVID cases. But a well-designed exit strategy can prevent the viral wave from leading to a mass die-off. Assuming 10 percent of the population is infected in a short period, with a 0.1 percent case fatality ratio, about 140,000 people, most of them elderly people with a chronic condition, might succumb to COVID. That would be less than twice the annual deaths from seasonal influenza, and China’s health-care system would be able to withstand the outbreak. The economy would be able to get back on track, and Chinese people would learn to coexist with the virus, like their counterparts in the rest of the world…
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A large network of African scientists has analyzed the first 100,000 #SARSCoV2 genomic sequences from the continent, characterizing the pandemic’s progression and highlighting the dispersal patterns of Variants of Concern, including Delta and #Omicron: https://t.co/S9coStNidJ pic.twitter.com/d88IIjG7Nf
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) October 10, 2022
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#LongCovid can impact the brain via multiple pathways, some more common than others
1.) Neuroinflammation
2.) Autoimmunity
3.) Neuroinvasive infection—rare
4.) *Reactivation of latent herpesviruses*
5.) Clots/microvascular disease
6.) Neural circuit dysfunction—brain fog ⬇️ https://t.co/NvAPLXk8Kw— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 11, 2022
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2/ "When that happens, we will have to shift back to universal masking. Having a policy that changes back & forth is confusing to healthcare personnel & erodes trust. Furthermore, rising #COVID cases could lead to healthcare worker shortages, a situation we all want to avoid.” pic.twitter.com/EYSO1npfEF
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) October 10, 2022
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"Please, I am urging you, go get this new bivalent booster," urges @chrislhayes, as a new study shows that Republicans had higher excess death rates from covid – after vaccines became available. pic.twitter.com/OafuW6Iz9Y
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) October 8, 2022
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In case you’re wondering what populates when you search “vaccine” on TikTok ?? pic.twitter.com/vaxfZTz8DH
— mallory demille ?? (@this_is_mallory) October 9, 2022
?? Yankee Candle reviews indicate that COVID is about surge again pic.twitter.com/b6j7qhaFob
— Dr. Jorge Caballero stands with ???? (@DataDrivenMD) October 9, 2022
ICYMI: "For every 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per week, he found, “no smell” reviews increased by a quarter of a percentage point in the next week."https://t.co/vD3icNxbn5
— Dr. Jorge Caballero stands with ???? (@DataDrivenMD) October 9, 2022
On The Road – lashonharangue – Galapagos – Part 5Reader Interactions
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evap
That 4% statistic is scary. However, I know a bunch of people, including both of my offspring, who had Covid less than 3 months ago and are waiting until they are past the 3 month period to get the new booster. Spousal unit and I had Covid in July and just got our boosters.
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
137 new cases on 10/07/22.
135 new cases on 10/08/22.
138 new cases on 10/09/22.
96 new cases on 10/10/22.
Deaths now at 2029, up 8 from last week.
I had to take my car in for service yesterday. In June almost everyone at the dealership was still masking; yesterday I was the only one in the whole building wearing a mask.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 1,241 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,856,217 cases. It also reported three deaths, for an adjusted cumulative total of 36,403 deaths – 0.75% of the cumulative reported total, 0.75% of resolved cases.
29,026 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 8th October, with a positivity rate of 5.9%.
There were 22,167 active cases yesterday, 605 fewer than the day before. 929 were in hospital. 38 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 25 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 1,843 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,797,647 patients recovered – 98.8% of the cumulative reported total.
1,240 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. One new case was imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 661 doses of vaccine on 10th October: 58 first doses, 121 second doses, 249 first booster doses, and 233 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 72,369,192 doses administered: 28,104,525 first doses, 27,512,905 second doses, 16,241,486 first booster doses, and 510,276 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 1.6% their second booster dose.
raven
I got my booster the day it was available.
Robert Sneddon
Scotland is rolling out Omicron-specific boosters to everyone over 50 plus those at special risk, younger carers, health service professionals and the like. I had an appointment for the end of this week but I rescheduled to get vaccinated last week instead and I’m now done and dusted. I got my annual flu vaccination in the other arm at the same time. No noticeable side effects as I had with previous vaccinations (fever, headaches, disturbed sleep etc.) , just soreness at the injection sites for a day or so.
New Deal democrat
Confirmed cases in the US are down to 40,000, a level lower than all times in the past 24 months except for the mid year 2021 and spring 2022 lulls. BIobot’s analytics have not been updated since last week, but show the true level is probably about 200,000 – which is also lower than at any point in the last 15 months except for two months this spring and briefly last autumn. Regionally only the Northeast is at high levels according to both Biobot and in confirmed cases, and even there cases have been declining for the past 2 weeks. In addition to the Northeast, MI, KY, and PR are at relatively high levels, while the lowest levels are in TX and the Southeastern States.
Hospitalizations are down by half from their June peak, at 24,000. Deaths are at 381, below their midrange for the past 6 months.
The CDC’s last variant report on Friday showed BA.5 down to just below 80% of cases, and BA.4 all but gone. All but 1% of the remaining cases are newer variants BF.7 and BA.4.6. Numerically this means summer’s variants are fading fast, down to about 32,500 cases, while the newer variants have been holding steady at about 8,000-10,000 cases.
Internationally there have been new waves in Central Europe, particularly Germany, Austria, and Italy, but very low levels of cases continue elsewhere, such as South Africa.
We are clearly in another major lull, with no indication *yet* of the beginning of a likely winter wave.
rikyrah
Peanut went and got her booster this weekend. That covers everyone that I am in close contact at home
Mousebumples
Mr. Mouse and I got boosted last month. Our 3 year old has 2x Moderna, and the baby gets 2nd Moderna next week.
Then, to wait for boosters for this population. Last I’d heard, probably EOY. *sigh
p.a.
@evap: I had covid 1st/2nd week of Sept and my pharmacist said vaccinate one month after negative test.
OT: local tv news: inflation leads all the time, little or NO note of the worldwide issues driving it or Joe admin efforts to contain it. The fix is in place. Will it work.
Matt McIrvin
@evap: Same–some of the people I know who haven’t gotten the booster yet are waiting for the interval to expire after their last infection.
zhena gogolia
I don’t understand the China tweets. don’t bother to explain to me. I just can’t follow arguments on tweets.
Matt McIrvin
@zhena gogolia: Twitter is just a bad format for this kind of thing. Unfortunately it seems to be the place that has big-media reach.
prufrock
I’m waiting for mid-October, because that will be two months past my last booster, and I can get my second shingles shot at the same time.
Soprano2
I cannot believe those Yankee Candle reviewers don’t know they have Covid. As a person who lost taste/smell when she had Covid, you notice it! Especially when you eat, you definitely know. That’s how I was sure I had it! How have they not noticed that EVERYTHING doesn’t have any smell, or doesn’t smell right?
Bruce K in ATH-GR
Well, I got my Pfizer BA45 shot Thursday afternoon. Then Saturday I had my first honest-to-Murgatroyd encounter with an anti-masker on the streets of Athens.
He was a Wolt food-delivery motor-scooter driver, parked on the street I was walking down, and he shouted out twice: “You’re free! You don’t need to wear the mask!”
The second time I snapped back that I wear my mask to protect my elderly parents.
“I’m glad they’re healthy! There’s nothing to worry about!”
I snapped back that my uncle had caught COVID this past summer and nearly died.
“COVID is nothing! You can take off the mask!”
I walked away, but he continued to shout at me, going so far as to bring up the Ukrainian war and claiming that I ought to be ashamed of my cowardice for wearing a mask to protect against a non-existent threat.
I’m ashamed to admit that I turned around and yelled at him to go fuck himself. I’m not sure whether I should be more ashamed that I yelled that in English.
So … yeah. COVIDiocy is not just an American phenomenon.
arrieve
@Robert Sneddon: I got my booster and flu shot last week, and it really knocked me on my ass for two days. I’ve had no real side effects since the first shot last year–maybe it was getting the flu shot at the same time. Plus I developed what felt like a third breast at the injection site–very noticeable even through clothes.
But on the third day I felt fine, the swelling was gone, and I was as ready as I can be to be back in a classroom of unmasked students every Saturday.
YY_Sima Qian
On 10/10 Mainland China reported 427 new domestic confirmed (100 previously asymptomatic), 1,662 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 38 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic) & 25 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 23 domestic confirmed & 11 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 362 active domestic confirmed & 209 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Gangbei District in Guigang & 1 at Du’an County in Hechi) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Gangbei District in Guigang, Du’an County in Hechi & Binyang County in Nanning) cases, all coming from out of province. 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 94 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. 1 site at Fangchenggang is currently at High Risk.
Hainan Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 4 sites at Haikou are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Haikou & 2 at Wenchang are currently at Medium Risk.
Hunan Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Hengyang & 1 each at Xiangtan, Xiangxi Prefecture & Yiyang) & 16 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Xiangxi Prefecture, 4 at Changsha, 3 at Yongzhou, & 1 each at Changde, Xiangtan & Zhangjiajie) cases. The cases at Hengyang were previously asymptomatic. The cases at Changsha, Changde, Yiyang & Zhangjiajie are persons under centralized quarantine. The cases at Yongzhou came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 2 of the cases at Xiangxi Prefecture are persons under centralized quarantine & 4 via community screening. 1 of the cases at Xiangtan was previously asymptomatic, the other is a person under centralized quarantine. There currently are 48 active domestic confirmed & 101 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 2 sites at Hengyang are currently at High Risk. 18 sites at Xiangxi Prefecture, 6 at Xiangtan, 4 at Changsha, 3 at Yueyang, 2 at Hengyang, & 1 each at Shaoyang & Yongzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province reported 29 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Jingzhou, 5 each at Jingmen & Xiantao, 3 at Xiangyang, 2 each at Enshi Prefecture, Huanggang & Shiyan, & 1 each at Wuhan & Yichang) cases. The cases at Jingzhou were found via screening of residents under movement control. The cases at Jingmen, Enshi Prefecture, Huanggang, Shiyan, Xiangyang, Xiantao, Wuhan & Yichang are persons under centralized quarantine. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuhan) & 366 active domestic asymptomatic (88 each at Wuhan & Jingzhou, 77 at Xiantao, 37 at Jingmen, 24 at Huanggang, 11 at Enshi Prefecture, 8 each at Shiyan & Xiangyang, 6 each at Suizhou, Xiaogan & Yichang, 4 at Ezhou, 2 at Tianmen, & 1 at Huangshi) cases in the province.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 145 new domestic confirmed (47 previously asymptomatic) cases & 637 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 25 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 1,019 active domestic confirmed & 3,270 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 55 new domestic asymptomatic (51 at Chengguan District in Lanzhou & 4 at Guazhou County in Jiuquan) cases, all from out of province or their traced close contacts, tested positive upon arrival or via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 289 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 2 sites at Lanzhou are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Baiyin is currently at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 16 new domestic confirmed (10 at Yanhu District in at Yuncheng, 2 at Taiyuan, & 1 each at Tunliu District in Changzhi, Qi County in Jinzhong, Lin County in Lüliang & Shuocheng District in Shuozhou) & 21 new domestic asymptomatic (10 at Yuncheng, 7 at Taiyuan, 2 at Fenyang in Lüliang, & 1 each at Tunliu District in Changzhi & Shuocheng District in Shuozhou) cases. There currently are 141 active domestic confirmed (49 at Taiyuan, 31 at Jinzhong, 34 at Yuncheng, 8 at Lüliang, 4 each at Datong, Linfen, Shuozhou & Xinzhou, 2 at Changzhi, & 1 at Jincheng) & 132 active domestic asymptomatic (46 at Taiyuan, 36 at Jinzhong, 16 at Yuncheng, 12 at Linfen, 11 at Shuozhou, 7 at Datong, 2 at Lüliang, & 1 each at Changzhi & Xinzhou) case in the province. 23 sites at Yuncheng, 7 at Datong, 4 each at Taiyuan, 3 at Xinzhou, & 1 each at Jinzhong & Shuozhou are currently at High Risk. 63 sites at Yuncheng, 12 at Taiyuan, 8 at Shuozhou, 6 at Jinzhong, 4 at Xinzhou, 2 at Linfen, & 1 at Datong are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 9 new domestic confirmed (4 at Xi’an, 3 at Weinan, & 1 each at Ankang & Hanzhong) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Xi’an, 3 each at Baoji & Weinan, & 2 at Yan’an) cases, 9 came form out of province, 12 persons under centralized quarantine, & 3 from a a fever clinic (all at Xi’an). 2 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 87 active domestic confirmed & 260 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 8 sites each at Hanzhong, Xi’an & Weinan, 7 at Baoji, & 1 at Xianyang are currently at High Risk. 11 sites at Baoji Shangluo, 9 at Xi’an, 8 at Weinan, 6 at Hanzhong, 3 at Xianyang, & 2 at Shangluo are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 10 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 8 at Zhongning County in Zhongwei & 1 each at Litong District in Wuzhong & Xingqing District in Yinchuan) & 39 new domestic asymptomatic (19 at Yinchuan, 9 at Zhongwei, 6 at Shizuishan, & 5 at Wuzhong) cases, 46 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine or movement control. 4 domestic confirmed & 191 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 457 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 70 sites at Zhongwei, 31 at Yinchuan, 15 at Wuzhong, & 2 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk. 83 sites at Zhongwei, 16 at Wuzhong, & 12 at Yinchuan are currently at Medium Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 82 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 375 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 20 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 209 active domestic confirmed & 1,861 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Shandong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Tai’an) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Tai’an, 3 at Yantai, 2 each at Jinan, Liaocheng & Zibo, & 1 each at Jining & Binzhou) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 21 active domestic confirmed & 117 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 5 sites at Tai’an & 1 at Jinan are currently at High Risk. 10 sites at Tai’an, 3 each at Jinan & Jining, & 2 at Dongying are currently at High Risk.
Hebei Province reported 18 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Zhangjiakou, 3 each at Handan, Sanhe in Langfang & Haigang District in Qinhuangdao, 2 at Hejian in Cangzhou, & 1 at Ningjin County in Xingtai) cases, 3 coming from out of province. 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 114 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 10 at Zhangjiakou, 9 at Qinhuangdao, 4 at Handan, & 1 at Baoding are currently at High Risk. 35 sites at Zhangjiakou, 5 at Qinhuangdao, & 3 each at Handan & Baoding are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 12 new domestic confirmed (6 previously asymptomatic, 5 at Zhengzhou & 1 at Luohe, & a person transferred from out of province to unspecified location) & 26 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Zhengzhou, 5 at Pingdingshan, 2 at Luoyang, & 1 each at Luoyang, Nanyang, Puyang, Sanmenxia & Shangluo, & 8 persons transferred from out of province to unspecified locations) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 42 active domestic confirmed & 239 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk.
Liaoning Province reported 11 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic, 4 at Fushun, 2 each at Chaoyang, Shenyang & Tieling, & 1 at Jinzhou) & 18 new domestic asymptomatic (16 at Anshan & 1 each at Panjin & Tieling) cases. The case at Jinzhou came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Anshan & Panjin are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Tieling came from out of province, & the other is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Chaoyang was previously asymptomatic, & the other is a person under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Fushun was previously asymptomatic, & the other 3 are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Shenyang was previously asymptomatic, & the other came from out of the province & tested positive upon arrival. 1 of the cases at Tieling was previously asymptomatic, & the other 2 are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 28 active domestic confirmed & 68 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 7 sites at Chaoyang, 2 at Anshan, & 4 at Fushun are currently at High Risk. 8 sites at Fushun, 6 at Chaoyang, 5 at Anshan, & 1 at Tieling are currently at Medium Risk.
Jilin Province reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic (11 at Changchun & 1 each at Baishan, Siping & Meihekou) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 8 of the cases at Changchun is a person under centralized quarantine, & 3 came from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. The case at Meihekou is a person under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 57 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Heilongjiang Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Zhaodong in Suihua, 2 at Zhaozhou County in Daqing, & 1 at Nan’gang District in Harbin) cases, both persons under centralized quarantine. 11 domestic confirmed & 115 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 39 active domestic confirmed (23 at Harbin, 15 at Jiamusi, & 1 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture) & 302 active domestic asymptomatic (166 at Heihe, 70 at Jiamusi, 41 at Harbin, 10 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, 6 at Suihua, 4 at Daqing, 3 at Qitaihe, 2 at Hegang) cases in the province. 20 sites at Suihua, 3 at Heihe, & 1 each at Daqing, Harbin, Hegang & Qiqihar are currently at High Risk. 11 sites at Heihe, 9 at Suihua, 2 each at Harbin & Hegang, & 1 each at Daqing, Qiqihar & Qitaihe are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 13 new domestic confirmed (9 at Chaoyang District, 2 at Changping District, & 1 each at Dongcheng & Tongzhou Districts) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Tongzhou 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, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 4 persons under centralized quarantine, & 3 via regular screening of persons in “closed loops”. 6 domestic confirmed & 12 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 6 sites are currently at High Risk, & 10 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 24 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 27 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 coming from elsewhere & found via community screening (at Minhang District). 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 1 site is currently at High Risk, & 37 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Taihe County in Fuyang) & 20 new domestic asymptomatic (11 at Fuyang, 3 at Hefei, 2 at Lixin County in Haozhou, & 1 each at Huaiyuan County in Bengbu, Yongqiao District in Suzhou, Tongguan District in Tongling & Gejiang District in Wuhu) cases, 15 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 4 coming from elsewhere, & 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 133 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all at Nanjing) & 23 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Yangzhou, 4 each at Lianyungang & Suzhou, 3 at Xuzhou, 2 at Suqian, & 1 at Nanjing) cases, all new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine or coming from out of province. 2 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 59 active domestic confirmed & 128 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 1 site at Lianyungang is currently at High Risk. 10 sites each at Yangzhou & Lianyungang, 5 each at Suqian & Suzhou, & 2 at Nanjing are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic, 4 at Hangzhou, 2 at Taizhou, & 1 at Ningbo) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Wenzhou & 1 each at Hangzhou, Jiaxing & Taizhou) cases, 5 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine & 3 from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered.
Fujian Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic, 4 at Fuzhou & 2 at Xiamen) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (both at Fuzhou) cases, all of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed & 9 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. 1 site at Xiamen is currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 17 active domestic asymptomatic (7 each at Ji’an & Nanchang, 2 at Yichun, & 1 at Ganzhou) cases in the province. 2 sites at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 18 new domestic confirmed (7 previously asymptomatic) & 177 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 61 domestic confirmed & 39 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
Chongqing Municipality reported 26 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 24 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 28 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine or movement control, 15 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 2 via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 123 active domestic confirmed & 123 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 2 sites are currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 38 domestic confirmed & 129 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 246 active domestic confirmed & 784 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Qinghai Province 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 21 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Lhasa, all persons under centralized quarantine or via screening of residents under movement control. 13 domestic confirmed & 235 asymptomatic cases recovered. The region is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 13 sites at Lhasa are currently at Medium Risk.
Yunnan Province reported 11 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 6 at Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 3 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, & 1 each at Yiliang County in Shaotong & Yuanjiang County in Yuxi) & 37 new domestic asymptomatic (15 each at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture & Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 4 at Binchuan County in Dali, 2 each at Gejiu in Honghe Prefecture, & 1 at Simao District in Pu’er) cases, 6 of the new domestic positive cases came from out of province. 5 domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 174 active domestic confirmed & 391 active domestic asymptomatic cases there. 19 sites at Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 7 at Dehong Prefecture, & 6 at Honghe Prefecture are currently at High Risk. 34 sites at Sipsongpanna Prefectures, 12 at Honghe Prefecture, & 9 at Dehong Prefecture are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 10/10, Mainland China reported 61 new imported confirmed cases (9 previously asymptomatic), 96 imported asymptomatic cases, & 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 273 confirmed cases recovered (66 imported), 900 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (76 imported) & 114 were reclassified as confirmed cases (14 imported), & 25,341 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 4,104 active confirmed cases in the country (644 imported), 11 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 12,828 active asymptomatic cases (884 imported), 0 suspect cases. 318,670 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 10/10, 3,437.619M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 103K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 10/10, Hong Kong reported 4,656 new positive cases, 373 imported & 4,283 domestic, & 9 new deaths.
On 10/10, Taiwan added 41,438 new positive cases, 74 imported & 41,364 domestic (including 74 moderate or serious). There were 36 new deaths (ages ranging from 30+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., 13 fully vaccinated & boosted).
Ohio Mom
Stephen Colbert appears to be channeling Ellen DeGeneres in that sketch. Felt sorry for Dr. Fauci for having to put up with all of the cringe-worthy but we already knew he is man who puts duty first.
Our Covid numbers remain low here in southwest Ohio. I was afraid there would be a back-to-school bump up but there wasn’t. I am enjoying the relative calm.
YY_Sima Qian
I am not nearly as sanguine as Naomi Wu that “Dynamic Zero COVID-esque” is sustainable for China for the medium term, perhaps not even through this winter. However, I do agree w/ her argument that the longer China maintain the strategy, she keeps the opportunity open for a better outcome (more effective vaccines that block transmission, weaker variants, etc.), even if that is far from assured. Once China lets go, there is no going back even if the results turns out to be disastrous. & there is something to be said about deferring massive deaths & suffering.
I find Huang Yanzhong’s article in Foreign Affairs to be downright risible, his advice is for China to copy the US’ ostrich-like approach – if you pretend that the pandemic is over, & remove all data that would indicate otherwise, the population will believe the pandemic to be over (except those who end up dying or w/Long COVID, or their relatives). Pity, I used to like him as an analyst of China. & what makes him think only 10% of the Chinese population will contact COVID-19 in a short period of time, given the transmissivity of the Omicron variants? That has not been the experience of Hong Kong & Taiwan when the dams broke.
Right now, all COVID patients in remote & rural regions are being transferred to the top infectious disease hospitals at provincial capitals or major cities, for the best care. The government has been paying for the treatment of all COVID-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. When “Dynamic Zero COVID” is ended, so will the end of these practices. The best hospitals will be swamped very quickly, & the government will no longer be able to afford to pay for all COVID treatments. While social medical insurance for the population has been much improved over the past decade, it is still not near that of the developed social democracies, neither is the medical resources.
Much better to argue for China to quickly reach agreements w/ Moderna, BioNTech & Novavax (& argue for the US government to help facilitate such deals), roll out the domestic mRNA & nasal spray vaccines, & implement vaccine mandates to drive up updake in the elder cohort. That is the exit ramp, along w/ gradual lifting of restrictions.
Why have South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Japan lifted their border controls? Because there is as much, if not more, spread w/in these countries as w/o. Border controls no longer make any sense. That is not yet the case for China.
The Moar You Know
@Soprano2: Omicron usually does not take out your sense of smell. Your first symptom is a sore throat from hell.
WaterGirl
@The Moar You Know: I think that’s true, but I believe I read something about the two new variants that are coming knocking out your sense of smell, where Omicron didn’t.
Jackie
I see the new UV light is shaped for easy insertion. Trump can be the first
sab
@YY_Sima Qian: I very much appreciate your comments on this.
Bill Arnold
@New Deal democrat:
A relative lull, perhaps.
A respiratory virus pandemic with an annualized kill/disablement rate comparable to stroke is not an absolute lull. July 2021 was arguable a lull. (That was a good month; eye of the hurricane.)
And actual disease control precautions would work; techniques and especially masks are better, better enough to overcome the increased infectiousness of current strains in those sub-communities that continue to take precautions. The Centers for Disease Control needs to change its name.
J R in WV
Anti-maskers are the pits of hell in my book. Harmless even if annoying in warm weather. “I can’t breathe” is a crazed claim, surgeons do hard work in OR wearing masks, especially orthopedic surgeons, who are basically carpenters with bones. We still wear masks whenever indoors with others, except if we’re going to be eating lunch/dinner.
Fully vaccinated, boosted all three times, hermits by nature, doing well so far.
Visited a new to me restaurant a couple of months ago, Filipino cuisine to go, Chicken Adobo was great food, but over the bar where I ordered the to-go dinners was Faux news babbling their idiocy, have not been back, won’t be back. Should call and let them know Faux is causing them to lose customers. They won’t care, probably, but every little bit might help!
Mo MacArbie
Yeah, that did seem to have a high USICQ (Unicorns Shitting Ice Cream Quotient) to my reading too.
Wvng
That Chris Hayes mashup of Fox hosts and guest arguing against vaccines shouldn’t be shocking anymore, but it is.
Bill Arnold
The NY State COVID-19 positive tests over time (PCR tests) continues to be maintained, and the controls (time slider, region selectors) are useful.
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/positive-tests-over-time-region-and-county
In my area (mid-Hudson valley) we’ve been bouncing around at 20-40 new confirmed (PCR) cases per 100K per day. I expect 4-8 times that (120-240 per day per 100k) for real, due to at-home testing, higher if asymptomatic cases are included. That’s like 1-2 percent of the population per week (symptomatic), which is consistent with personal social circles infection rates.
Bill Arnold
@YY_Sima Qian:
Likewise. I will consider that one to have killer clown tendencies forevermore.
Kayla Rudbek
@arrieve: Mr. Rudbek got both the COVID booster shot and the flu shot at the same time, and it seemed to knock him out pretty thoroughly. I’m waiting on my flu shot until work starts to offer it
Matt McIrvin
@Bruce K in ATH-GR: In London, I noticed there’s a pretty consistent pattern that no white person there wears a mask. I saw some masked people about; they were nearly always Black or Asian.
People really seem to be giving up on it around here, but they were actually ahead of us.
Matt McIrvin
@WaterGirl: Loss of smell was less common with Omicron but it did happen to some people, and with so many getting infected there was a noticeable rate of it.
Major Major Major Major
@Matt McIrvin: Europe has had Florida-level masking rates for a long time, if not lower, you just never hear about it…
StringOnAStick
I thought Stephen Colbert did well with good natured ribbing of Dr Fauci; Fauci grew up in Brooklyn and knows how to handle himself, his smiles at Stephen’s shtick were genuine and he knew what he was getting into with Stephen’s invitation to be I’m the show and go get a vaccination. I’m sure he found it much more fun than giving congressional testimony and dealing with Rand Paul’s BS, plus humour reaches more people and both Fauci and Colbert have solid credibility with large numbers of people so it’s good to see them playing around. Humor breaks down walls that seriousness can’t get through.
JaneE
I hope China can get its population vaccinated with a highly effective vaccine quickly. But even mild cases can be deceptive.
A woman in my exercise class had a mild case a month or so ago. She missed classes because of isolation, but didn’t feel that bad. Last night she missed class again. Had a regular class session Thursday evening, was in the hospital with blood clots in her lungs on Friday. They attributed the clots to her Covid. Treatable, thank God, and she is back home recovering, but that is just another way Covid shows you it is not just the flu. I know she had been vaccinated but to what extent I don’t know.
Most of the servers in restaurants and fast food places wear masks here, and occasionally clerks in other stores. Some people wear masks, usually older people. I have pretty much stopped wearing mine. County transmission is down to one case a day. Not bad even with the long weekends and fall events brought lots of people to town. We are still having fall colors etc., so the rates may go up, but so far they have not.
smith
@JaneE: Here in Chicago as well, many store clerks are still wearing masks. And, similar to what Matt McIrvin observed in the UK, Black people seem to be much more likely to wear masks than white. That tells me there are a fair number of people still paying attention to their exposure and vulnerabilities.
Matt McIrvin
@New Deal democrat: I am wondering about the validity of the CDC’s variant “nowcast” for the case of New England. There seems to be a weird discontinuity when you go from the real variant data from September to the “nowcast” projections, which makes me think that the new subvariants might be more common around here than they’re saying, which is why we’re having mini-surges all over. Those surges do seem to be temporary in any given spot, but if we’re seeing signs of a nascent winter wave anywhere, it’s here.
Ruckus
@raven:
Got mine about 5 days after. My vaccine card is completely full. If there are any more boosters I’ll need another one. I think I can handle it. I was born a bit before the polio vaccines were available and I know 4 people who got polio and they all lived within 4 miles of me. I believe Covid has been a lot worse than polio. Because as soon as vaccines were available, people stood in line because they knew what getting polio meant and knew that it sucked donkey balls and that risking getting it was not in any way smart. We now have a large portion of our population that thinks that progress is bad, that everything that was is better. And they are idiots. Ignorant fucking idiots.
Matt McIrvin
@StringOnAStick: While wingnuts don’t like Colbert (not since he dropped the conservative-parody schtick that some thought was real), most of the people in his target audience haven’t gotten boosted yet and could do with a reminder, so he’s doing a public service there.
Matt McIrvin
@Ruckus: Also, COVID is better than polio at evading vaccine immunity to the point that it can be transmitted by vaccinated people. We had the wild-type and Alpha variants basically licked with the first vaccines by the middle of 2021, but it just out-evolved us (which provided an opening for right-wing demagogues to claim the scientists were lying to you, because everything has to be all or nothing).
I should say, we beat the first variants in the West. There wasn’t nearly the same level of vaccination elsewhere and that’s what helped create the later variants.
eachother
Had Covid first of September. Fully boosted. Three days sick. Easy to tell it was not any sickness I had ever had. Phlegm and cough lasted 3 weeks.
Going with the three month after infection to get new booster. Will get flu shot later this month. Not together. One at a time for me.
dnfree
@eachother: Your experience was similar to ours in the same time frame. We have been masked indoors almost all the time, and only rarely attending an event involving food. My husband’s 60th high school class reunion was such an event. Not many people, but it only takes one.
YY_Sima Qian
On 10/11 Mainland China reported 347 new domestic confirmed (51 previously asymptomatic), 1,386 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 43 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 11 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 16 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 389 active domestic confirmed & 210 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Qixing District in Guilin) case, coming from out of province. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 91 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region. 1 site at Fangchenggang is currently at High Risk.
Hainan Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Haikou & Wenchang) cases, a person under centralized quarantine & 1 via regular screening of persons in “closed loops”. The province is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 4 sites at Haikou are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Haikou & 2 at Wenchang are currently at Medium Risk.
Hunan Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed (8 previously asymptomatic, 10 at Xiangxi Prefecture, 2 at Yueyang & 1 each at Cenzhou & Zhangjiajie) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (5 each at Changsha & Xiangxi Prefecture, 3 at Yueyang, & 1 each at Hengyang & Xiangtan) cases. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 60 active domestic confirmed & 108 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 2 sites at Hengyang are currently at High Risk. 18 sites at Xiangxi Prefecture, 7 each at Changsha & Xiangtan, 6 at Yueyang, 5 at Shaoyang, 2 at Hengyang, & 1 at Yongzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Hubei Province reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic (2 each at Jingmen & Yichang, & 1 each at Huanggang, Jingzhou, Shiyan, Wuhan & Xiantao) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Wuhan) & 373 active domestic asymptomatic (89 at Jingzhou, 88 at Wuhan, 78 at Xiantao, 39 at Jingmen, 25 at Huanggang, 11 at Enshi Prefecture, 9 at Shiyan, 8 at Yichang, 7 at Xiangyang, 6 each at Suizhou & Xiaogan, 4 at Ezhou, 2 at Tianmen, & 1 at Huangshi) cases in the province.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 48 new domestic confirmed (13 previously asymptomatic) cases & 463 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 53 domestic confirmed & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1,014 active domestic confirmed & 3,715 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Gansu Province reported 40 new domestic asymptomatic (39 at Chengguan District in Lanzhou & 1 at Anding District in Dingxi) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine, via screening of residents in High Risk areas, or from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 326 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 2 sites at Lanzhou are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Baiyin is currently at Medium Risk.
Shanxi Province reported 78 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 57 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 7 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 212 active domestic confirmed & 171 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Shaanxi Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (3 each at Hanzhong & Xi’an, & 1 at Weinan) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic (19 at Xi’an, 3 each at Baoji & Xianyang, 2 at Hanzhong, & 1 at Yulin) cases, 16 came from out of province, 12 persons under centralized quarantine, 1 via screening of residents in High Risk areas (at Xi’an), & 6 via community screening (all at Xi’an). 3 domestic confirmed & 19 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 91 active domestic confirmed & 269 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 15 sites at Xi’an, 13 at Weinan, 8 each at Baoji & Hanzhong, & 3 at Xianyang are currently at High Risk. 22 sites at Xi’an, 12 at Baoji, 11 at Weinan, 6 at Hanzhong, 4 at Xianyang, & 2 at Shangluo are currently at Medium Risk.
Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 6 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 4 at Zhongning County in Zhongwei & 2 at Yinchuan) & 41 new domestic asymptomatic (26 at Yinchuan & 15 at Zhongwei) cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 100 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 20 active domestic confirmed & 394 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 62 sites at Zhongwei, 46 at Yinchuan, 15 at Wuzhong, & 2 at Guyuan are currently at High Risk. 88 sites at Zhongwei, 14 at Wuzhong, & 27 at Yinchuan are currently at Medium Risk.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 62 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 379 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 269 active domestic confirmed & 2,208 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Shandong Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic, 4 at Jinan & 1 at Tai’an) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Tai’an, 3 at Zibo, 2 at Liaocheng , & 1 each at Binzhou, Weifang & Yantai) cases, 19 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine, 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 form out of province & tested positive at fever clinic (at Tai’an). 1 domestic confirmed & 9 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 25 active domestic confirmed & 121 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 12 sites at Tai’an, 3 at Heze, & 1 at Jinan are currently at High Risk. 9 sites at Tai’an, 4 at Heze, & 3 at Jinan are currently at High Risk.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Nanhe District in Xingtai) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (6 at Langfang, 3 each at Handan & Zhangjiakou, 2 at Qinhuangdao, & 1 at Dingzhou) cases, 1 coming from out of province. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 domestic confirmed & 127 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 11 at Zhangjiakou, 9 at Qinhuangdao, 4 at Handan, & 1 at Baoding are currently at High Risk. 42 sites at Zhangjiakou, 5 at Qinhuangdao, & 3 each at Handan & Baoding are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (all at Zhengzhou) & 45 new domestic asymptomatic (27 at Zhengzhou, 5 at Pingdingshan, 1 each at Sanmenxia & Xinxiang, & 6 persons transferred from out of province to unspecified locations) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 55 active domestic confirmed & 281 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 6 sites at Pingdingshan are currently at High Risk.
Liaoning Province reported 25 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic, 10 at Fushun, 9 at Chaoyang, 4 at Anshan, & 1 each at Shenyang & Tieling) & 22 new domestic asymptomatic (13 at Anshan, 4 at Chaoyang, 2 at Shenyang, & 1 each at Dalian, Panjin & Tieling) cases. The case at Chaoyang, Fushun & Panjin are persons under home/centralized quarantine. 3 of the cases at Anshan were previously asymptomatic, 13 persons under centralized quarantine, & 1 via community screening. 1 of the cases at Shenyang was previously asymptomatic, a person under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening. 1 of the cases at Tieling was previously asymptomatic, & the other is a person under centralized quarantine. The case at Dalian was found via community screening. 1 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 52 active domestic confirmed & 78 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 15 sites at Chaoyang, 12 at Fushun, 4 at Huludao, & 2 at Anshan are currently at High Risk. 15 sites at Fushun, 12 at Chaoyang, 5 at Anshan, 4 at Huludao, & 1 at Tieling are currently at Medium Risk.
Jilin Province reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Changchun & 1 each at Jilin City & Meihekou) cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 66 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Heilongjiang Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (all at Xiangfang District in Harbin) & 13 new domestic asymptomatic (8 at Zhaodong in Suihua, 4 at Xiangfang District in Harbin, & 1 at Fuyu County in Qiqihar) cases, 18 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via regular screening persons in “closed loops”. 15 domestic confirmed & 92 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 30 active domestic confirmed (20 at Harbin & 10 at Jiamusi) & 223 active domestic asymptomatic (124 at Heihe, 33 each at Jiamusi & Harbin, 14 at Suihua, 9 at Greater Hinggan Prefecture, 4 each at Daqing & Qitaihe, 2 at Hegang) cases in the province. 6 sites at Suihua, 2 at Heihe, & 1 each at Daqing, Harbin, Hegang & Qiqihar are currently at High Risk. 7 sites at Heihe, 6 at Suihua, 2 each at Harbin & Hegang, & 1 each at Daqing, Qiqihar & Qitaihe are currently at Medium Risk.
Beijing Municipality reported 10 new domestic confirmed (6 at Chaoyang District, 2 at Haidian District, & 1 each at Dongcheng & Xicheng Districts) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Chaoyang District) cases, 10 persons under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening (at Dongcheng District). The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 3 sites are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 3 persons under centralized quarantine, & 1 via community screening. 3 domestic confirmed & 24 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 4 sites are currently at High Risk, & 7 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 34 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed case in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 1 site is currently at High Risk, & 47 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 26 new domestic asymptomatic (17 at Fuyang, 4 at Hefei, 3 at Yongqiao District in Suzhou, & 1 each at Yuhui District in Bengbu & Tongcheng in Anqing) cases, 14 traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 coming from out of province. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 157 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 1 site at Fuyang is currently at High Risk, & 2 at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Lianyungang & Yancheng) & 23 new domestic asymptomatic (9 at Suzhou, 5 at Yangzhou, 3 at Wuxi, 2 each at Xuzhou & Yancheng, & 1 each at Lianyungang & Suqian) cases, 17 are persons under centralized quarantine or coming from out of province, 5 via community screening (4 at Suzhou & 1 at Yangzhou). There currently are 61 active domestic confirmed & 151 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. 5 sites at Lianyungang are currently at High Risk. 11 sites at Yangzhou, 8 at Lianyungang, 7 at Suzhou, 5 at Suqian, & 3 at Wuxi are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhejiang Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Quzhou & 1 at Hangzhou) & 4 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Hangzhou & 1 each at Quzhou & Wenzhou) cases, 5 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine & 1 from out of province & tested positive upon arrival. 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
Fujian Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Fuzhou & 1 at Xiamen) cases, the new domestic positive case is a person under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic confirmed & 7 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining. 1 site at Xiamen is currently at Medium Risk.
At Jiangxi Province 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 13 active domestic asymptomatic (7 at Nanchang, 3 at Ji’an, 2 at Yichun, & 1 at Ganzhou) cases in the province. 2 sites at Ganzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 33 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 48 domestic confirmed & 28 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
Chongqing Municipality reported 17 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 27 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 31 of the new domestic positive cases are persons under centralized quarantine or movement control, 4 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 7 via community screening. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 140 active domestic confirmed & 146 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 27 sites are currently at High Risk, & 28 at Medium Risk.
Guizhou Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 40 domestic confirmed & 88 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 208 active domestic confirmed & 696 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Qinghai Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Tibet “Autonomous” Region reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 19 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Lhasa, all persons under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed & 31 asymptomatic cases recovered. The region is no longer publishing the count of active domestic positive cases. 10 sites at Lhasa are currently at Medium Risk.
Yunnan Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (1 at, 2 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, & 1 each at Mengla County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture & Simao District in Pu’er) & 48 new domestic asymptomatic (24 at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, 20 at Menghai County in Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 2 at Yuxi, & 1 each at Xundian County in Kunming & Huize County in Qujing) cases, 4 came from out of province. 5 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 173 active domestic confirmed & 435 active domestic asymptomatic cases there. 16 sites at Sipsongpanna Prefecture, 7 at Dehong Prefecture, 6 at Honghe Prefecture, & 1 at Yuxi are currently at High Risk. 37 sites at Sipsongpanna Prefectures, 13 at Honghe Prefecture, 9 at Dehong Prefecture, & 5 at Yuxi are currently at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 10/11, Mainland China reported 43 new imported confirmed cases (9 previously asymptomatic), 87 imported asymptomatic cases, & 1 imported suspect case:
Overall in Mainland China, 261 confirmed cases recovered (64 imported), 559 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (85 imported) & 60 were reclassified as confirmed cases (9 imported), & 31,830 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 4,260 active confirmed cases in the country (623 imported), 10 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 12,682 active asymptomatic cases (877 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 350,392 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 10/11, 3,437.728M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 109K doses in the past 24 hrs.
As of 10/11, Hong Kong reported 4,788 new positive cases, 368 imported & 4,420 domestic, & 9 new deaths.
On 10/11, Taiwan added 52,405 new positive cases, 67 imported & 52,338 domestic (including 102 moderate or serious). There were 37 new deaths (ages ranging from < 5 y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of deaths range from 10/2 – 10/10, 34 have underlying conditions, 12 fully vaccinated & boosted).