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Overall epidemic situation in Hainan Province as of 24:00 on August 8th

From 0:00 to 24:00 on August 8th, 2022, there were 300 new local confirmed cases (including 43 asymptomatic to confirmed cases) in Hainan Province.

There were 234 cases in Sanya (including 43 asymptomatic to confirmed cases), 19 cases in Danzhou, 18 cases in Lingshui, 7 cases in Ledong, 6 cases in Wanning, 5 cases in Haikou, 5 cases in Lingao, 3 cases in Chengmai, 2 cases in Qionghai and 1 case in Dongfang.  

171 new cases of local asymptomatic infections, of which there were 145 cases in Sanya, 13 in Lingshui, 6 in Danzhou, 3 in Wanning, 3 in Qionghai, and 1 in Ledong.

From 0:00 on August 1st to 24:00 on August 8th, 2022, there were 1282 local confirmed cases (1035 cases in Sanya, 78 cases in Danzhou, 48 cases in Lingshui, 26 cases in Dongfang, 23 cases in Wanning, 23 cases in Lingao, 14 cases in Ledong, 13 cases in Haikou, 11 cases in Chengmai, 6 cases in Qionghai, 3 cases in Wuzhishan, 1 case in Dingan and 1 case in Changjiang.

There were 577 local asymptomatic infection cases (511 cases in Sanya, 34 cases in Lingshui, 12 cases in Danzhou, 8 cases in Qionghai, 5 cases in Wanning, 3 cases in Ledong, 2 cases in Wuzhishan, 1 case in Lingao and 1 case in Dingan.

Previous, August 7th Update:

From 0:00 to 24:00 on August 7th, 2022, there were 259 new local confirmed cases (including 33 asymptomatic to confirmed cases) were newly added in Hainan Province, including 186 cases in Sanya (including 30 asymptomatic to confirmed cases), 32 cases in Danzhou, 10 cases in Lingshui (including 1 asymptomatic to confirmed case), 8 cases in Wanning, 6 cases in Chengmai, 4 cases in Haikou, 3 cases in Dongfang, 3 cases in Lingao, 2 cases in Qionghai, 2 cases in Ledong (including 1 asymptomatic to confirmed case), 1 case in Changjiang, 1 case in Dingan and 1 case in Wuzhishan (asymptomatic to confirmed case).

There were 245 new local asymptomatic infections, 227 cases in Sanya, 9 cases in Lingshui, 5 cases in Danzhou, 1 case in Wanning, 1 case in Qionghai, 1 case in Dingan and 1 case in Wuzhishan.

From 0:00 on August 1st to 24:00 on August 7th, 2022, there were 982 local confirmed cases (801 cases in Sanya, 59 cases in Danzhou, 30 cases in Lingshui, 25 cases in Dongfang, 18 cases in Lingao, 17 cases in Wanning, 8 cases in Chengmai, 8 cases in Haikou, 7 cases in Ledong, 4 cases in Qionghai, 3 cases in Wuzhishan, 1 case in Dingan and 1 case in Changjiang).

There were 449 local asymptomatic infections (409 cases in Sanya, 21 cases in Lingshui, 6 cases in Danzhou, 5 cases in Qionghai, 2 cases in Wanning, 2 cases in Ledong, 2 cases in Wuzhishan, 1 case in Lingao and 1 case in Dingan).

Previous, August 6th Update:

From 0:00 to 24:00 on August 6th, 2022, 297 new local confirmed cases (including 26 asymptomatic to confirmed cases) were newly added in Hainan Province, 240 cases in Sanya City (including 23 asymptomatic to confirmed cases), 11 cases in Danzhou City, 10 cases in Dongfang City, 10 cases in Lingao County, 10 cases in Lingshui Li Autonomous County (including 2 cases without symptoms), 9 cases in Wanning City, 3 cases in Haikou City, 2 cases in Qionghai City and 1 case in Chengmai County, 1 case in Ledong Li Autonomous County (asymptomatic to confirmed case); 186 new local asymptomatic infections, including 173 in Sanya, 4 cases in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, 4 cases in Qionghai City, 2 cases in Ledong Li Autonomous County, 2 cases in Wuzhishan City and 1 case in Wanning City.

From 0:00 on August 1st, 2022 to 24:00 on August 6th, a total of 723 local confirmed cases were reported in this round of epidemic (615 in Sanya City, 27 in Danzhou City, 22 in Dongfang City, 20 in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, 15 in Lingao County, 9 in Wanning City, 5 in Ledong Li Autonomous County, 4 in Haikou City, 2 in Qionghai City, 2 in Wuzhishan City, and 2 in Chengmai County).

237 local asymptomatic infections (212 cases in Sanya City, 13 cases in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, 4 cases in Qionghai City, 3 cases in Ledong Li Autonomous County, 2 cases in Wuzhishan City, 1 case in Danzhou City, 1 case in Lingao County, and 1 case in Wanning City).

Previous, August 5th update:

August 5th, a total of 235 positive infections have been reported in this outbreak of the epidemic in Hainan, including 191 local confirmed cases, 44 asymptomatic infection cases, and a total of 56 high-risk areas have been announced.

8 cities and counties including Sanya City, Danzhou City, Lingshui County, Lingao County, Wuzhishan City, Dongfang City, Haikou City, and Ledong County have successively confirmed cases.

From August 1st to 8:00 on August 5th, a total of 235 positive infections were reported, 165 in Sanya City, 7 in Danzhou City, 6 in Lingshui County, 8 in Dongfang City, 2 cases in Lingao County, 2 cases in Haikou City, and 1 case in Wuzhishan City; 44 local asymptomatic infection cases (37 cases in Sanya City, 2 cases in Danzhou City, 1 case in Dongfang City, 1 case in Ledong County, 3 cases in Lingshui City) have also been reported.

The epidemic in Sanya has obvious clusters, which have spread and spilled over to many areas in the province; the virus strain is the Omicron variant BA5.1.3, which has been reported for the first time in China.

From 0:00 on August 4th, Sanya City implemented a three-day temporary control measure for the main urban area, with strict control of residential communities in low-risk areas mainly to reduce the flow of people and reduce the risk of cross-infection.

Passengers leaving Sanya by plane, train, or car must hold a 24-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate.

As of 8:00 on August 5th, Hainan Province has a total of 56 high-risk areas (52 in Sanya City, 1 in Lingao County, and 1 in Wuzhishan City) and 43 medium-risk areas (33 in Sanya City, 3 in Lingao County, 4 in Wuzhishan City, and 2 in Haikou City).

In view of the severe epidemic situation at present, the general public is requested to actively cooperate with Hainan Province’s epidemic prevention and control measures, not travel unless necessary, and ensure personal protection. 

August 5th, Hainan Provincial Epidemic

Prevention and Control Headquarters

Previous, August 4th update:

From 0:00 to 24:00 on August 3rd, 2022, 24 newly confirmed cases were reported in Hainan Province, including 20 cases reported by Sanya City, 3 cases reported by Danzhou City and 1 case reported by Lingshui County. Three new cases of local asymptomatic infection were reported, including 1 case in Sanya City, 1 case in Danzhou City and 1 case in Lingao County.

From 0:00 on August 1st to 24:00 on August 3rd, 2022, 37 local confirmed cases were reported in this round of epidemic (33 cases reported from Sanya City, 3 cases reported by Danzhou City and 1 case reported by Lingshui County). There were 4 cases of local asymptomatic infection (2 cases reported in Sanya City, 1 case in Danzhou City and 1 case in Lingao County).

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