China reports 1,012 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, highest since May

SHANGHAI: China reported one, 012 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Jul 19), which 150 were symptomatic and 862 had been asymptomatic, the Nationwide Health Commission stated on Wednesday.

It was the very first time the cases breached 1, 000 since May 20.

That is compared with 776 brand new cases a day previously — 237 symptomatic plus 539 asymptomatic, which usually China counts separately.

There were simply no new deaths, maintaining the nation’s death count number at 5, 226.

As of Jul 19, China got confirmed 227, 980 cases with signs and symptoms.

China’s capital Beijing reported one particular new local systematic case that had been recorded as asymptomatic a day earlier. No systematic cases were reported on the previous time.

Beijing documented no asymptomatic cases on Jul 19, compared with the one reported a day earlier, the local government said.

Shanghai reported 5 new local symptomatic cases, compared with 4 a day earlier, and 10 local asymptomatic case versus nineteen the previous day, county data showed.