SHANGHAI: China reported the highest number of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases in nearly seven months, following a massive infection of unknown origin in the northwest region of Xinjiang.
Xinjiang health authorities found 137 asymptomatic cases Sunday in the middle of a test drive for the 4.75 million people in the Kashgar area caused by an asymptomatic infection in a 17-year-old garment factory worker, it reported. Saturday. It was not clear how she was infected, although all the new cases were related to the clothing factory.
The woman’s case was discovered during routine tests, but it was not clear why she was subjected to such tests, Chinese media reported, citing health officials.
Contact tracing work to locate the source of the outbreak is ongoing, according to reports.
A total of 20 new confirmed cases and 161 new asymptomatic ones were reported in mainland China on October 25, China’s National Health Commission said in a statement.
The number of new asymptomatic infections was the highest since China began publishing daily counts from those reported on March 31.
More than 2.84 million people in the Kashgar area had already been tested for Covid-19 as of Sunday afternoon with the rest expected to be finished by Tuesday. The scale and speed of the tests are in line with those seen during other outbreaks, including the most recent in Qingdao earlier this month.
Although the number of new Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically in mainland China since the spikes seen in February, Beijing is wary of another wave of infections and maintains the ability to conduct mass and rapid testing.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China to date stands at 85,810, while the death toll was unchanged at 4,634.
Xinjiang health authorities found 137 asymptomatic cases Sunday in the middle of a test drive for the 4.75 million people in the Kashgar area caused by an asymptomatic infection in a 17-year-old garment factory worker, it reported. Saturday. It was not clear how she was infected, although all the new cases were related to the clothing factory.
The woman’s case was discovered during routine tests, but it was not clear why she was subjected to such tests, Chinese media reported, citing health officials.
Contact tracing work to locate the source of the outbreak is ongoing, according to reports.
A total of 20 new confirmed cases and 161 new asymptomatic ones were reported in mainland China on October 25, China’s National Health Commission said in a statement.
The number of new asymptomatic infections was the highest since China began publishing daily counts from those reported on March 31.
More than 2.84 million people in the Kashgar area had already been tested for Covid-19 as of Sunday afternoon with the rest expected to be finished by Tuesday. The scale and speed of the tests are in line with those seen during other outbreaks, including the most recent in Qingdao earlier this month.
Although the number of new Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically in mainland China since the spikes seen in February, Beijing is wary of another wave of infections and maintains the ability to conduct mass and rapid testing.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China to date stands at 85,810, while the death toll was unchanged at 4,634.
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