Beijing Sees Sharp Drop to 1 New COVID-19 Case
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] Only one additional COVID-19 confirmed case was reported in Beijing over the course of one day.
On the 2nd, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that as of midnight, there were only 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in China. Two of them were imported cases infected overseas and entering China, and one case was infected in Beijing.
As the COVID-19 cluster infection related to the Beijing agricultural and aquatic products wholesale market, Xinfadi Market, enters its 21st day, the number of new confirmed cases occurring in Beijing is steadily decreasing. The Chinese government also reported only 2 new asymptomatic infections, which are not included in the official COVID-19 confirmed case statistics, within one day.
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Since the first case related to Xinfadi Market was reported on the 11th, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing has reached 329. Among them, 4 patients have been discharged, and currently 325 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals.
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