Between 00:00 and 24:00 of March 16th, five new confirmed locally transmitted cases (three in Lianyungang and two in Changzhou) were registered in Jiangsu province.

Sixty-seven asymptomatic infections (14 in Lianyungang, 18 in Changzhou, one in Wuxi, 26 in Nanjing, seven in Suzhou, and one in Zhenjiang) were newly reported in the province.

Five inbound confirmed cases and two symptomless cases were registered and are under isolated medical observation.

Six confirmed cases (five local and one inbound) were discharged from hospitals, while eight local asymptomatic cases were released from medical observation.

At present, 197 confirmed cases (170 local and 27 inbound) are under treatment at designated hospitals, while 250 asymptomatic carriers (232 local and 18 inbound) are under medical observation.

From January 22, 2020 to March 16, 2022, a total of 1,970 confirmed COVID-19 cases (including 214 inbound ones) had been reported in Jiangsu cumulatively.

As of this update, there are 24 high-risk and 362 medium-risk areas across the Chinese mainland.

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.