-The daily increase of China’s locally confirmed COVID infections fell to single digits
-During the resurgence, the daily increase of locally transmitted confirmed cases jumped to 108 on Aug. 9
BEIJING: The daily increase of China’s locally confirmed COVID-19 infections fell to single digits, with only six cases reported, showing the efficacy of the country’s targeted and intensive control measures following the resurgence from the highly contagious Delta variant.
Three locally confirmed cases were each reported Monday in east China’s Jiangsu Province, where the recent Delta outbreak first emerged in mid-July, and the central province of Hubei, hit hard by COVID-19 last year.
During the resurgence, the daily increase of locally transmitted confirmed cases jumped to 108 on Aug. 9. A total of 18 provincial-level regions had reported local infections as of Aug. 12, and no deaths were reported, said figures released by the National Health Commission.
Strict, scientific, and swift measures have been implemented in affected areas since July, highlighting the country’s principle of putting people’s lives first. With massive nucleic acid testing, accelerated vaccination, closed-loop management, and travel restrictions in place, China has seen an apparent downward trend in new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.
Medics, disease control and prevention workers, police officers, community workers, and volunteers countrywide went all out in the frontlines to battle the virus.
Jiangsu mobilized more than 4,000 medical workers and thousands of volunteers and community workers to deter the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Yangzhou City, the latest hotspot for the new infections in Jiangsu, launched multiple rounds of massive nucleic acid testings.
As of Sunday, Jiangsu reported 802 locally confirmed cases, including 235 cases in Nanjing, the provincial capital, and 552 cases in Yangzhou. According to statistics, patients aged under 14 accounted for 10.1 percent, with the youngest four months old. Elderly patients accounted for 32.7 percent, with the eldest patient aged 91.
Yangzhou reported six and three locally confirmed cases on Sunday and Monday, respectively, according to the provincial health commission. – Agencies
