Covid-19 re-emerging in Wuhan, China, more than 10 million samples were examined

Beijing: Corona virus infection is re-emerging in Wuhan, China, in view of which 12 million 30 thousand samples have been tested in this city with a population of more than 12 million. Local officials gave this information on Saturday. The first case of corona virus infection was reported in Wuhan itself in 2019. There have been six local cases of infection and 15 without symptoms in Wuhan.

As of Friday, 47 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. These include 31 cases reported locally. Local officials said that Wuhan collected more than 12.30 thousand samples for nucleic acid testing. State-run news agency Xinhua reported that 64 asymptomatic cases were also reported during medical observation.

Li Yang, deputy director of Hubei province’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the media on Saturday that the city launched a new, all-inclusive testing campaign on August 4. Test results of one crore 80 lakh samples are available. Health workers are still investigating. Earlier in December 2019, the increase in infection cases in the city was controlled.

China’s National Health Commission said on Saturday that 139 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Friday. The commission said that the number of cases of corona virus infection in China has increased to 93,605 on Friday. 1,444 patients are undergoing treatment, out of which 39 are in critical condition. 4,636 patients have died.