(Fight against the new coronary pneumonia) New cases in Yangzhou: The nucleic acid test was positive on the 7th day of centralized isolation
China News Service, Yangzhou, August 25 (Reporter Cui Jiaming and Zhu Xiaoying) On the 25th, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province held the 27th press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. Wang Jinsong, deputy director of the Yangzhou Municipal Health Commission, reported that from 0:00 to 24:00 on the 24th, Yangzhou added 1 new local confirmed case of new coronavirus pneumonia, which was mild and came from a centralized isolation point. This is also the only new local confirmed case in Jiangsu from 0:00 to 24:00 on the 24th.
According to reports, the new cases are the family of the previously confirmed cases. According to the epidemic investigation, the previously confirmed cases were infected by the neighbor next door during the home management of the blocked community, and then spread to the new cases yesterday. Starting from August 18, new cases were centrally isolated and managed as close contacts of confirmed cases. They tested nucleic acid every day until the nucleic acid test result was positive on the 24th, and were diagnosed as confirmed cases by experts.

Yangzhou press conference site. Ge Yong photographed
"This also reminds us once again that the virus is so strong, so we must take personal protection, wear masks, wash hands frequently, and strictly abide by prevention and control regulations." Wang Jinsong said.
As of now, Yangzhou has reported a total of 569 local confirmed cases. After careful treatment by medical staff and expert evaluation, 27 confirmed patients met the discharge standards and were transferred to designated hospitals for rehabilitation on the same day, with a total of 202 cases discharged.
According to the Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission on the 25th, from July 20 to the present, Jiangsu Province has reported a total of 819 local confirmed cases (235 in Nanjing, 12 in Huai'an, 569 in Yangzhou, and 3 in Suqian). A total of 315 local confirmed cases have been discharged from hospital.

Yangzhou press conference site. Photo by Ge Yong
Wang Jinsong said that judging from the treatment of Yangzhou patients, as of 24:00 on the 24th, a total of 101 confirmed cases were treated at Yangzhou Third People's Hospital, including 24 mild cases and 77 ordinary cases; 266 confirmed cases are currently being treated at the Tangshan Campus of Nanjing Second Hospital (Nanjing Public Health Medical Center), including 36 mild cases and 230 ordinary cases.
The number of medium and high-risk areas in Yangzhou is declining. Starting from the 24th, the epidemic risk level in some areas of Yangzhou has been adjusted: Guangling Economic Development Zone, Guangling District and Fanhe Street, Hanjiang District, have been adjusted from medium-risk areas to low-risk areas. The risk level in other regions remains unchanged. At present, Yangzhou has 1 high-risk area and 21 medium-risk area. In terms of nucleic acid testing of
, Yangzhou conducted nucleic acid testing in some areas on the 24th, with a total of 559,100 people being sampled and tested. As of 24:00 on the 24th, one case was detected on the same day, from a centralized isolation point.
Wang Jinsong said that on the 25th, Yangzhou will continue to conduct part of the areas of eight townships, streets and parks, including Hanshang Street, High-tech Development Zone, Shuangqiao Street, Ganquan Street, Zhuxi Street, Huaisi Town, Weiyang Economic Development Zone, Fangxiang Town, Guangling District; part of the areas of five townships, streets, including Wantou Town, Tangwang Township, Qujiang Street, Wenfeng Street, and Dongguan Street, Guangling District; part of the two streets of Wenhui Street and Yangzijin Street in the Economic and Technological Development Zone; part of the three streets of Meiling Street, Shouxi Lake Scenic Spot, Meiling Street, Shouxi Lake Street, and Chengbei Street in Shugang-Shouxi Lake Scenic Spot; centralized isolation points, nucleic acid testing will be carried out. (End)
Source: China News Network