In Shanghai, China, the number of confirmed cases in the mainland reaches 5,000.

In Shanghai, China, which has shown a marked decrease in recent years, the mainland confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were added to 4,195 in one day.

According to the overseas network of the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China on the 29th, the Shanghai quarantine authorities announced that there were 5487 mainland confirmed cases and 9545 asymptomatic cases in Shanghai as of 00:00 that day. Of these, 5,062 were classified as asymptomatic, but symptoms appeared later and were converted to confirmed cases.

The number of confirmed cases in the mainland increased by more than 4,000 in one day. As of the previous day (27th), the number of confirmed cases in mainland Shanghai was only 1,292. So far, the number of confirmed cases in Shanghai has been in the range of 1,000 to 2,000. As concerns about quarantine grew, Shanghai quarantine authorities said that the new infected person tested positive for a nucleic acid (PCR) test during quarantine, dispelling concerns that there is no possibility of a mass infection.

Another death was reported in Shanghai. The death toll from COVID-19 in Shanghai stood at 52. Since three people were reported on the 17th, there have been 12 consecutive days of COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai. All the deceased were reported to have suffered from underlying diseases such as cerebral infarction, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Meanwhile, the National Health Commission of China announced that there were 5659 new cases of COVID-19 in 31 provinces nationwide as of 00:00 on the same day, of which 5,646 were confirmed cases in the mainland. The number of asymptomatic infections was 1029, out of which 9942 were confirmed in the mainland alone. China separates asymptomatic cases from confirmed cases and separates them from the confirmed cases. However, if the international standard that classifies both confirmed cases and asymptomatic cases in mainland as confirmed cases is applied, the total number of new confirmed cases in mainland is 15,588. The number increased by 4,303 from the previous day (11,285).