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Coronavirus: China reports 96 new cases as it battles Delta variant
- More than a third of infections reported on Sunday are in Jiangsu province, the source of the latest wave
- Flood-hit Zhengzhou also battens down, with 24 more confirmed patients
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Amber Wangin Beijing
Chinese health authorities reported 96 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, 11 fewer than a day earlier and more than a third of them in the province where the latest surge in infections began.
The National Health Commission said 81 of the new cases – recorded for Saturday – were locally transmitted and 15 were imported.
In addition, 30 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, while 555 asymptomatic patients remained under medical observation, the commission said.
The cases take the national total of confirmed Covid-19 infections to 93,701, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.
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Of the cases reported on Sunday, 38 were in the eastern province of Jiangsu, including two in the provincial capital of Nanjing, where an outbreak erupted at the city’s international airport last month before spreading to 17 provinces and regions around the country. Yangzhou reported 36 cases, the commission said.
Fifteen officials in Nanjing have been punished over their roles in the outbreak, including three airport officials responsible for overall management, emergency work and ground service at the facility who are being investigated for dereliction of duty.
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Amber Wang is a reporter for the China desk, and focuses on Chinese politics and diplomacy. She joined the Post in 2021, and previously worked for The New York Times and Southern Metropolis Daily.
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