Between 00:00 and 24:00 of March 23, three new confirmed locally transmitted cases (one in Wuxi and two in Yancheng) and five inbound cases were registered in Jiangsu province.

Sixteen asymptomatic infections (one in Nanjing, nine in Changzhou, four in Suzhou, and two in Nantong) and five inbound symptomless cases were newly reported in the province.

Five confirmed cases (three local and two inbound) were discharged from hospitals, while 13 asymptomatic carriers (seven local and six inbound) were released from medical observation.

At present, 85 confirmed cases (69 local and 16 inbound) are under treatment at designated hospitals, while 410 asymptomatic cases (388 local and 22 inbound) are under medical observation.

From January 22, 2020 to March 23, 2022, a total of 1,991 confirmed COVID-19 cases (including 219 inbound ones) had been reported in Jiangsu cumulatively.

Changzhou has classified 10 high-risk and 13 medium-risk areas for the virus.

The high-risk areas are in Zhonglou district. They are:

Qingyun Lanwan construction site at 8-2 Mid. Longjiang Rd.; Buildings 6 and 7 of Caihongcheng residential area; and Buildings 105, 115, 119, 150, 158, 163, and 174 of Qinglongyuan residential.

The medium-risk areas are:

The north part of Xincheng Lanzuan residential area and the Caihongcheng residential area in Tianning district; Zhangjia village, Mingdong St., Hongxing International Plaza, and 101-1 Daoxiang Rd. in Wujin district; Building 194 of Shunyuan Liucun residential area, Xiajiatang of Benniu town, and Buildings 97, 118, 137, and 138 of Shimao Xiangbinhu residential area in Xinbei district; and Building 17 of Jinxiyuan residential area in Zhonglou district.