上海5例本土确诊病例感染病毒为德尔塔毒株 - 2021年08月24日

Shanghai's five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, reported on Friday and Saturday, have been confirmed to have been infected by the Delta variant from overseas sources, the city's health authorities said on Monday.

All patients were staff servicing foreign cargo aircraft at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

After genetic sequencing tests and analysis by the city's disease control and prevention center – and confirmed by the national center – they were found to be infected by the hyper-contagious Delta variant.