Shanghai reported 727 newly confirmed local COVID-19 cases and 6,606 new asymptomatic cases at a municipal government press conference on May 2. On May 1, 32 new deaths were reported in Shanghai, with an average age of 84.1 years.

On May 1, 33,710 patients were discharged from hospitals or makeshift hospitals after recovering or having completed their medical observation period.

On May 1, the number of residents in the newly designated lockdown communities totaled 2.76 million. The number of residents in the newly designated precautionary zones was around 15.14 million.