28 New Cases in Shanghai, Guangzhou Cases Finally Fall

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 6 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 22 local asymptomatic cases this morning, Saturday, November 19.

Of the 28 new cases reported, 28 tested positive in central quarantine, while 0 tested positive during regular screening.

New Shanghai cases by district...

The 6 local cases that tested positive in central quarantine were in the following areas:

• 4 in Pudong

• 1 in Songjiang

• 1 in Xuhui

The 22 local asymptomatic cases that tested positive in central quarantine were in the following areas:

• 12 in Pudong

• 2 in Chongming

• 2 in Jiading

• 2 in Jing'an

• 2 in Songjiang

• 1 in Fengxian

• 1 in Huangpu

Guangzhou cases fall for first time in 9 days....

Guangzhou reported 8,713 new cases of COVID-19 this morning, Saturday, November 19, a fall of 531 from yesterday's 9,244.

It marks the first time in nine days that COVID-19 cases have decreased in the city.

Good news.

That said, Guangzhou Municipal Government announced Thursday it has upped its makeshift hospital and centralized quarantine zones quota, with a whopping 246,407 beds planned for the isolation and medical observation of asymptomatic cases.

So it doesn't look like they see this downward trend lasting long.

But we can hope.

And...

#PrayForGuangzhou

China COVID hot spots...

Looking to get out of Shanghai?

Below is a list of COVID-19 cases by region as reported yesterday, locally transmitted and asymptomatic combined – you may wish to avoid those nearer the top!

• 10,448 Guangdong

• 4,666 Chongqing

• 1,687 Henan

• 1,568 Gansu

• 1,287 Inner Mongolia

• 965 Xinjiang

• 658 Shaanxi 

• 575 Qinghai

• 501 Sichuan

• 466 Beijing

• 411 Shanxi

• 328 Hebei

• 322 Heilongjiang

• 168 Yunnan

• 148 Shandong

• 147 Hubei

• 142 Jiangsu

• 132 Hunan

• 97 Tianjin

• 72 Jilin

• 56 Guangxi

• 52 Anhui

• 50 Zhejiang

• 39 Guizhou

• 29 Shanghai

• 28 Ningxia

• 24 Liaoning

• 23 Fujian 

• 16 Tibet

• 15 Jiangxi

• 9 Hainan

The total cases recorded in China yesterday was 25,129 up 1,997 from the previous day's 23,132.

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