30 Additional COVID-19 Cases in China... 47 Asymptomatic Infections Increase

As train operations, which had been suspended due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), resumed, passengers are preparing to board at the train station in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, on the 1st. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] On the 4th, the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in China was 30. Except for 5 of them, all were overseas arrivals.

The National Health Commission of China announced on the 5th that the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China for the previous day was 30, and the number of new deaths was 3. This brings the total confirmed cases in China to 81,669 and total deaths to 3,329.

Except for 5 cases that occurred in Guangdong Province, all new confirmed cases were imported cases from overseas. The cumulative number of recovered and discharged patients is 76,964, and currently 1,376 patients are undergoing treatment.

The number of asymptomatic infections, which the Chinese government does not include in the official statistics of confirmed COVID-19 cases, increased by 47 in one day. Currently, the total number of asymptomatic infections under medical observation is 1,024. Asymptomatic infections refer to people who test positive for COVID-19 but do not show specific symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat.

The cumulative confirmed cases in the Chinese-speaking regions outside mainland China total 1,261. Hong Kong reported 862 cases (4 deaths), Macau 44 cases, and Taiwan 355 cases (5 deaths).

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