From 0:00 to 24:00 on October 16, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 20 new confirmed cases. Among them, there were 19 imported cases (5 in Shanghai, 4 in Sichuan, 3 in Guangxi, 2 in Yunnan, 1 in Beijing, 1 in Liaoning, 1 in Heilongjiang, 1 in Zhejiang, and 1 in Shaanxi), including 6 cases of asymptomatic infection of from to confirmed cases (4 in Sichuan, 1 in Zhejiang, and 1 in Shaanxi); 1 local case (in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia). No new deaths. No new suspected cases.
23 new cured and discharged cases on the same day, close contacts were 2229, and the number of severe cases remained the same as the previous day.
There are 463 confirmed cases imported from abroad (including 1 severe case), and 1 suspected case. A total of 9,400 confirmed cases have been reported, 8,937 have been cured and discharged, and no deaths have been reported.
As of 24:00 on October 16, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there are 518 confirmed cases (including 1 severe case), 91,368 cured and discharged cases, 4,636 deaths, 96,522 confirmed cases, and 1 suspected case. A total of 1211,870 close contacts have been traced, and 20,440 close contacts are still under medical observation.
31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 13 new asymptomatic infections, including 11 imported from abroad and 2 local cases (all in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan); 6 cases were converted to confirmed cases on the same day (all imported from abroad); 11 cases were released from medical observation on the same day (all imported from abroad); 368 asymptomatic infections are still under medical observation (353 imported from abroad).
has received a total of 28,704 confirmed cases reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Among them, there were 12,291 cases in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (11,988 cases discharged and 213 cases died), 77 cases in the Macao Special Administrative Region (66 cases discharged), and 16,336 cases in Taiwan (13,742 cases discharged and 846 cases died).
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