China sees spike in numbers of daily coronavirus cases in Beijing, other cities
20,199 new COVID-19 infections were reported in China on Nov. 15
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}China reported 20,199 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 15, of which 1,623 were symptomatic and 18,576 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
That compared with 17,909 new cases a day earlier – 1,661 symptomatic and 16,248 asymptomatic, which China counts separately.
Excluding imported infections, China reported 20,059 new local cases of which 1,568 were symptomatic and 18,491 were asymptomatic, up from 17,772 a day earlier.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There were no new deaths, unchanged from a day earlier, keeping fatalities at 5,226.
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As of Tuesday, mainland China had confirmed 277,043 cases with symptoms.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}China's capital Beijing reported 197 symptomatic and 174 asymptomatic cases, compared with 303 symptomatic and 159 asymptomatic the previous day, local government data showed.
A man has his swab sample taken during nucleic acid test for the coronavirus disease at a testing booth near an office building in Central Business District in Chaoyang district, Beijing, China, on Nov. 15, 2022. (Reuters/Tingshu Wang)
Guangzhou, a city in the south of nearly 19 million people said, reported 158 new locally transmitted symptomatic and 6,138 asymptomatic cases, compared with 147 symptomatic and 4,977 asymptomatic cases a day before, local authorities said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Major manufacturing hub Zhengzhou reported 200 new symptomatic locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and 1,650 asymptomatic cases, compared with 148 symptomatic and 2,102 asymptomatic cases a day before, according to local authorities.
The city of Chongqing reported 126 new symptomatic locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and 2,688 asymptomatic cases, compared with 157 symptomatic and 2,794 asymptomatic cases the previous day, local government authorities said.