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COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Shanghai, China |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei |
Index case | 31 December 2019 |
Arrival date | January 20, 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 30 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 65,641 |
Active cases | 96 |
Recovered | 61,600 |
Deaths | 595 |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first confirmed in Shanghai on 20 January 2020.[1] As of 14 October 2022[update], 65,641 confirmed cases cumulatively occurred in the city, of which 3,045 cases were imported from abroad. Of the 96 active hospitalized cases ending at midnight, 94 were in stable condition and 1 was in critical condition; 61,600 had cumulatively recovered and been discharged, and 595 died.[2][3]