Shanghai reported 58 newly confirmed local COVID-19 cases and 422 new asymptomatic cases at a municipal government press conference on May 24. On May 23, 1 new death was reported in Shanghai. She was an elderly patient aged 85 years old.

On May 23, 5,473 patients were discharged from hospitals or makeshift hospitals after recovering or having completed their medical observation period.

On May 23, the number of residents in the newly designated lockdown communities totaled 420,000 people. The number of residents in the newly designated precautionary zones was around 21.35 million.