China reports 7,822 new COVID cases on May 1, down from previous day
Workers in protective suits stand in a truck on a street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, during the Labor Day holiday, in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Martin Pollard
BEIJING — Mainland China reported 7,822 new COVID-19 cases on May 1, including 865 symptomatic cases and 6,957 asymptomatic infections, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
That was down from 8,329 new cases a day earlier, of which 920 were symptomatic and 7,409 were asymptomatic.
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There were 32 new deaths, all in the financial hub of Shanghai, taking the toll to 5,092.
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Mainland China had 217,452 confirmed infections by May 1, authorities said.
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