Beijing Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Confirmed Cases Reach 249 (Update)
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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Beijing in a single day has risen again to double digits.
On the 23rd, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that as of midnight, there were 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in China. Among them, 9 cases were imported infections from overseas. The remaining 13 cases all originated in Beijing.
Since one cluster infection case was reported on the 11th, Beijing saw double-digit new cases daily from the 13th to the 20th. However, on the 21st, the number dropped to single digits, only to return to double digits on the 22nd.
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On the 22nd, in addition to the 13 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing, there were also 2 suspected cases and 1 asymptomatic infection. The cluster infection that started at the Xinfadi wholesale agricultural market has resulted in a total of 249 confirmed cases and 22 asymptomatic infections currently under treatment and medical observation in Beijing.
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