6 New Cases in Shanghai, China COVID Hot Spots to Avoid

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 0 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6 local asymptomatic cases this morning, Wednesday, October 5.

The six new local asymptomatic cases all tested positive during central quarantine:

• One in Hongkou was a returnee from another province

• One in Jing'an was a close contact of a community case reported on October 3

READ MORE: 4 New COVID Cases in Shanghai, 1 Outside Quarantine

• One in Songjiang was a returnee from another province

• Two in Qingpu were returnees from another province

• One in Fenxian was a returnee from another province
  

China COVID hot spots...

Traveling for the October Holiday? Below is a list of places that reported 10 or more COVID-19 cases yesterday – locally transmitted and asymptomatic combined – that you may wish to avoid:

• 377 Inner Mongolia

• 67 Ningxia

• 53 Tibet

• 47 Sichuan

• 43 Guangdong

• 41 Yunnan

• 38 Xinjiang

• 30 Guizhou

• 21 Zhejiang

• 19 Tianjin

• 17 Shanxi

• 16 Shanxi
  

• 15 Jiangsu

• 14 Gansu

• 14 Henan

We hope that helps you avoid a horrible holiday!

Looking to get away?

Here are 14 great travel options that it's not too late to book:

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