China reports 986 new COVID cases for Sept 15 vs 1,083 a day earlier

Financial hub Shanghai reported three local symptomatic and no asymptomatic cases, compared with no symptomatic or asymptomatic cases the day before, local government data showed. China's southern technology hub of Shenzhen, which eased anti-virus restrictions after a strict lockdown for most residents, reported three new locally transmitted COVID infections, compared with five a day earlier.

China reported 986 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 15, of which 161 were symptomatic and 825 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. That compares with 1,083 new cases a day earlier – 167 symptomatic and 916 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.

There were no new deaths, same as a day earlier, keeping the nation's fatalities at 5,226. As of Sept. 15, mainland China had confirmed 247,885 cases with symptoms.

China's capital Beijing reported two new local symptomatic cases and zero asymptomatic cases, compared with two symptomatic and zero asymptomatic cases a day earlier, according to local government data. Financial hub Shanghai reported three local symptomatic and no asymptomatic cases, compared with no symptomatic or asymptomatic cases the day before, local government data showed.

China's southern technology hub of Shenzhen, which eased anti-virus restrictions after a strict lockdown for most residents, reported three new locally transmitted COVID infections, compared with five a day earlier. The southwestern metropolis Chengdu reported 20 new locally transmitted COVID infections, compared with 29 a day earlier, data from the local government showed. The city will lift a full COVID lockdown in all districts still facing curbs as a recent outbreak comes under control.

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