China Reports Spike In New Coronavirus Cases
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2022-03-13 HKT 10:22
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The mainland reported 1,938 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, up sharply from 588 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 1,807 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, up from 476 the previous day.
The northeastern province of Jilin reported 1,412 local cases, the northern province of Shandong had 175 and the southern province of Guangdong reported 62.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which the country does not classify as confirmed cases, was 1,455, up from 1,173 a day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636. As of March 12, the mainlandhad confirmed 115,466 cases. (Reuters)
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