Beijing: China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 12 asymptomatic infections, while officials in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, continued vigorous testing of its over 11 million residents after new clusters of COVID-19 emerged in parts of the city.
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday said five of the new coronavirus cases, including three domestically transmitted, were recorded in Jilin Province on Saturday. Jilin city went into a lockdown this week after a cluster of new coronavirus cases were reported.
The 17 new cases include 12 asymptomatic patients, taking the number of such infections to 515, the NHC said. One of the new asymptomatic patients came from abroad, it said. Asymptomatic cases refer to people who are tested COVID-19 positive but develop no symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. (PTI)
