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BEIJING: China reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on the mainland on Sunday (May 10), rising from a day earlier and marking the biggest daily increase since April 28, highlighting the difficulty in ending the disease.
Although the new case count is still well below the peak of the outbreak in February, the data underscores the continuing risks posed by COVID-19. With the pandemic spreading globally, Beijing continues to call for vigilance, even as it tries to restart the economy.
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Of the new cases reported Sunday, seven were imported cases in Inner Mongolia involving travelers from abroad, compared to two reported a day earlier.
Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, reported five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest since March 11. They were all in the same residential complex in the city.
The northeast Jilin province, which reported a group of infections in one of its cities on Saturday, reported three new local cases. The nearby Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces reported one case, adding to concerns about the resurgence of the outbreak in the region.
The total number of infected now stands at 82,918 and the death toll remained unchanged at 4,633.
The number of asymptomatic cases of COVID-19, infected but symptom-free, dropped to 12 on May 10 from 20 reported the day before.
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