Today, official website, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of China, announced the epidemic situation of novel coronavirus infection in China.
National Covid-19 infection
Report of severe cases and deaths
From December 1 to December 31, 2023, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 88 new cases of severe illness and 11 deaths (including 2 cases of respiratory failure caused by Covid-19 infection and 9 cases of death caused by Covid-19 infection).
Report on new cases of severe infection and death in Covid-19.
Diagnosis and treatment of fever clinics (consulting rooms) in China
From December 1 to December 31, 2023, the number of fever clinics (consultation rooms) in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps fluctuated between 230,000 and 360,000. The fluctuation decreased from 348,000 on December 5, and began to increase after it fell to the lowest of 230,000 on December 16. It reached the highest of 360,000 on December 28, and then decreased slightly, and fell to 315,000 on December 31.
The Changing Trend of the Number of Fever Outpatients (Consultation Rooms) in China
Monitoring situation of sentinel hospital
From December 1 to December 31, 2023, the proportion of influenza-like cases in outpatient (emergency) clinics in sentinel hospitals nationwide decreased from 8.6% in the 49th week (December 4-December 10) to 8.2% in the 51st week (December 18-December 24), and in the 52nd week (December 25-December)
Trend of influenza-like cases reported by sentinel hospitals in China
The positive rate of Covid-19 in influenza-like cases fluctuated at a low level, with 1.0% for three consecutive weeks from the 49th week to the 51st week and 0.8% for the 52nd week.
Changing trend of COVID-19 and influenza virus positive rate of influenza-like cases in sentinel hospitals in China
Monitoring of virus variation in local cases
From December 1 to December 31, 2023, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps submitted a total of 3,779 genome effective sequences of local cases of Covid-19, all of which were Omicron variants, covering 72 evolutionary branches. The main epidemic strains were XBB series variants, and the top three were XBB.1.9 and its branches, XBB.1.16 and its branches and XBB respectively.
According to the sampling date, the proportion of XBB and its sub-branches remained high, and the proportion of JN.1 showed an upward trend.
Variation trend of local cases infected in novel coronavirus in China
Source: official website, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention.