China Reports 169 New Coronavirus Cases -- Highest In 5 Weeks
Source: NPR
April 13, 20205:09 AM ET
China is reporting its highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than five weeks, saying most of them originated abroad.
Officials said Monday that mainland China had 169 new confirmed cases of infection, with 61 of them described as "asymptomatic" COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The government said 98 of the cases were "imported" by people arriving from abroad. The total figure represents the highest number of new cases since March 6.
The increase has sparked concern about a second wave of infections in China, which was the original epicenter of the pandemic. The latest figures in China are just over 82,000, with 3,341 deaths, according to data released Monday by the National Health Commission. By comparison, the U.S. has the largest number of cases in the world — nearly 560,000 and more than 22,000 deaths — according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
China's cases peaked in mid-February, and earlier this month Beijing reported its first day of no new cases since the outbreak was first identified in late December.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/13/832995379/china-reports-169-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-in-5-weeks
Second wave?
Oh shit.
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