Weekly Epidemic Report (from August 9, 2021 to August 15, 2021)
From:Beijing Municipal Health Commission
Date:08/27/2021

I. Epidemic overview

During the 32nd week of 2021, there were a total of 1304 cases of 14 kinds of legal infectious diseases reported, and no case died in Beijing. The top five diseases with a large number of cases are Other Infectious Diarrhea, Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Tuberculosis, Syphilis and Dysentery, accounting for 83.1% of the total number of cases of legal infectious diseases.

II. Health tips for key epidemic situation

The number of reported cases of legal infectious diseases in Beijing this week has decreased compared with last week, and is generally at a low level. Intestinal infectious diseases (Dysentery, Other Infectious Diarrhea, and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease) are the main reported diseases, the cases of which accounted for 59.8% of the reports.

At present, the global epidemic situation is still in a high-incidence situation, and the disease is still spreading in many places in China. The situation of epidemic prevention and control in Beijing is severe and complicated. It is necessary continue to fulfill your personal responsibility for epidemic prevention and control and implement the relevant requirements. Citizens should not leave the country or Beijing or go to high-risk areas and areas with reported cases unless it is necessary. Persons who will return to Beijing from other places can arrange nucleic acid testing, health monitoring and community reporting in accordance with the requirements of Beijing’s epidemic prevention and control management measures. Citizens in Beijing should continue to adhere to normalized epidemic prevention and control measures, wear masks scientifically, and actively get vaccinated against COVID-19.

To learn the situation of the COVID-19 cases in Beijing, please check the epidemic information released by Beijing Municipal Health Commission in time.