COVID-19 daily update (Oct. 17)

Writer: Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission  |  Editor: Zhang Chanwen  |  From: Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission  |  Updated: 2022-10-17

Shenzhen reported 15 new local cases of COVID-19, including eight asymptomatic infections, yesterday.

Among the new infections, five were found among people under centralized quarantine, four among people under home health monitoring, one was a close contact of previously identified patients, one among people in medium-risk areas, three among key groups of people under non-closed-loop management, and one during community screening. 

They have been transferred to the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen for treatment and all of them are in stable condition.

Residents are urged to keep masking, wash hands frequently, maintain good ventilation and observe social distancing.