Between 00:00 and 24:00 of March 21,threenew confirmed locally-transmitted cases (two in Changzhou and one in Yancheng) were registered in Jiangsu province.

Twenty-nine asymptomatic infections (three in Nanjing, 20 in Changzhou, two in Suzhou, one in Nantong, two in Lianyungang, and one in Yancheng) and five inbound symptomless cases were newly reported in the province.

Eighteen confirmed cases (15 local and three inbound) were discharged from hospitals, while 18 asymptomatic cases (17 local and one inbound) were released from medical observation.

At present, 111 confirmed cases (98 local and 13 inbound) are under treatment at designated hospitals, while 416 asymptomatic carriers (393 local and 23 inbound) are under medical observation.

From January 22, 2020 to March 21, 2022, a total of 1,981 confirmed COVID-19 cases (including 214 inbound ones) had been reported in Jiangsu cumulatively.

Changzhou has classified one high-risk and eight medium-risk areas for the virus.

The high-risk area is the Qingyun Lanwan construction site at 8-2 Mid. Longjiang Rd. in Wuxing sub-district of Zhonglou district.

The eight medium-risk areas are Building 194 of Shunyuan Liucun residential area in Xuejia town of Xinbei district, the north part of Xincheng Lanzuan residential area in Hongmei sub-district of Tianning district, Caihongcheng residential area in Qinglong sub-district of Tianning, Zhangjia Village, Mingdong Street and Hongxing International Plaza in Hutang town of Wujin district, 101-1 Daoxiang Road in Xihu sub-district of Wujin, and Xiajiatang in Benniu town of Xinbei.