According to update from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, new positive cases within 24 hours yesterday (17 July) include: 14 cases in the Red Code zones and medical observation hotels, which were detected under the management and control; 4 cases of close contacts, 2 cases in the Citywide NAT and Key Groups NAT, and 2 cases among other population groups, which were found within the community.
Since 18 June, Macao has recorded a total of 1,755 cases.
As of 08:00 today (18 July), a total of 21,378 individuals have been followed up by epidemiological investigation. These include: 3,475 close contacts, 11,533 non-core close contacts (i.e. people with common track), 1,276 secondary close contacts, 254 general contacts, and 777 accompanying persons.