On Aug. 19, Shenzhen reported one asymptomatic case of COVID-19.
The patient, a 52-year-old female surnamed Wei who lives in Luohu District, is the mother and a close contact of the male asymptomatic patient the city reported on Aug. 14. She was diagnosed as an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient based on her reviewed nucleic acid test result released by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention and a consultation of medical experts from the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen. She has been sent to the hospital and is now in a stable condition.
Five close contacts of Wei have been identified in the preliminary tracing of her daily activities and have been under collective quarantine since being identified as close contacts of Wei’s son. They all tested negative for COVID-19.
The three asymptomatic patients the city reported in August are now all under quarantine in the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen.
As of midnight of Aug. 19, the city had reported a total of 465 confirmed cases. Currently, three patients are in hospital for treatment.