Beijing (MediaBureau) China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report on Thursday said 12 new cases of domestic transmission were reported, including five in Guangdong Province, four in Heilongjiang Province and three in Beijing while no fresh cases were registered in epicentre Wuhan. It said, 46 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland on Wednesday, of which 34 were imported taking their total number to 1,534 with 898 still undergoing treatment.
Also the increasing number of asymptomatic cases continue to be a major concern for Chinese health officials as 64 new asymptomatic cases were reported on Wednesday of which 61 of them local people. According to Mi Feng spokesman of the NHC, 6,764 asymptomatic cases of the novel coronavirus infection, including 588 imported ones, have been reported in China as of Tuesday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Wuhan launched an epidemiological sampling survey on local residents to find out the incidence of asymptomatic cases. The survey will cover a total of 11,000 residents from 13 administrative districts in Wuhan. To ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the data, the sampling survey adopts the principle of random sampling at fixed points. One hundred residential communities will be selected as the survey points.
Asymptomatic cases refer to people who are tested positive for the coronavirus but develop no symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. They are infectious and pose a risk of spreading to others. As of Wednesday, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in China reached 82,341. Altogether 3,342 people had died of the disease, the NHC said, adding that 1,107 patients are still being treated while 77,892 people discharged from hospitals.
