I. Epidemic overview

During the 24thweek of 2023, there were a total of 12,936 cases of 16 kinds of legal infectious diseases reported, and 4 cases died in Beijing. The top five diseases with a large number of cases are COVID-19, Other Infectious Diarrhea, Tuberculosis, Hand, Food and Mouth Diseases and Syphilis, accounting for 97.9% 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. Respiratory infectious diseases are the main reported diseases, the cases of which accounted for 92.4% of the reported number.

With the Dragon Boat Festival holiday approaching, citizens should pay attention to food and drinking water hygiene when going out. It is necessary to avoid having raw water, raw or cold food, or raw or semi-raw seawater products, to reduce the occurrence of diseases.