China Reports 6 New COVID-19 Cases

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] China reported 6 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on the 27th.

On the 28th, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that as of midnight, there were 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. Three of these were imported cases infected overseas and entered China, while the remaining three were newly confirmed cases infected in Heilongjiang Province, China.

So far, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China is 82,836. Among them, 4,633 have died, and 77,555 have recovered and been discharged. Currently, 648 confirmed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 9 are suspected cases, and 8,014 close contacts are under medical observation.

In Wuhan, Hubei Province, which was the hardest hit by COVID-19, the number of confirmed and suspected cases recorded '0' for two consecutive days. The number of asymptomatic infections, which are not included in the confirmed case count, increased by 40, bringing the total to 997. Among these, 130 are imported cases from overseas.

Meanwhile, outside mainland China in the Greater China region, a total of 1,511 cumulative COVID-19 cases have been reported: 1,037 in Hong Kong, 45 in Macao, and 429 in Taiwan.

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