According to the National Health Commission, from 0:00 to 24:00 on February 22, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 10 new confirmed cases, all of which were imported cases from abroad (9 in Guangdong and 1 in Shanxi); no new deaths; no new suspected cases.
37 new cured and discharged cases on the same day, 250 close contacts were released from medical observation, and the number of severe cases decreased by 1 compared with the previous day.
There are 174 confirmed cases imported from abroad (no severe cases), and 1 suspected case is available. A total of 4,949 confirmed cases have been reported, 4,775 cases have been cured and discharged, and no deaths have been reported.
As of 24:00 on February 22, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there are 374 confirmed cases (including 1 severe case), 84,842 cured and discharged cases, 4,636 deaths, 89,852 confirmed cases, and 1 suspected case. A total of 976,922 close contacts have been traced, and 8,002 close contacts are still under medical observation.
31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 9 new asymptomatic infections (all imported from abroad); no confirmed cases were converted to confirmed cases on the same day; 16 cases were released from medical observation on the same day (14 imported from abroad); 302 asymptomatic infections are still under medical observation (266 imported from abroad).
