China detects 91 new positive cases
The National Health Commission of China announced on Wednesday the detection of 91 new positives of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus this Tuesday, 41 of them due to local contagion in Shaanxi (center, 35), in Henan (center, four) and in Zhejiang (east, two).
The 91 cases registered in Shaanxi correspond to its capital, Xi’an, which has been confined by an outbreak since the end of December.
The remaining 50 cases, found among travelers from abroad, were detected in Shanghai (east, 17), Guangxi (south, nine), Fujian (east, seven), Guangzhou (south, seven), Tianjin (north, five), Hubei (north, two), Beijing (north, one), Shandong (east, one) and Shaanxi (center, one).
The health authorities also reported today the detection of 71 asymptomatic cases, 22 of them due to local contagion, although Beijing does not count them as confirmed cases unless they manifest symptoms.
The total of this type of infections under observation is 632, of which 565 come from other territories. (Eph).
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