China Records 17 New COVID-19 Cases In Wuhan As Second Wave Bites

BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases for May 10, rising from a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since April 28, according to official data published on Monday.

Of the new cases, seven were so-called imported cases involving travellers from overseas, compared with two imported infections on May 9.

Five of the new cases were reported in the central city of Wuhan, where the outbreak first emerged in late 2019, marking the highest since March 11.

The total case toll now stands at 82,918 and the death toll remained unchanged at 4,633.

The number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, those who were infected but not exhibiting symptoms, fell to 12 on May 10 compared with 20 reported a day earlier.

Meanwhile, there are so far 4.12 million registered cases of COVID-19 globally with 283, 000 deaths, and 1.42 million recoveries.

The US still tops the world with 1.36 million registered cases and 80,574 deaths and 210,000 recoveries.

The United Kingdom is second on the list with highest deaths with 31855 deaths followed by Spain with 30,560 deaths.

By Monday Ugandan cases had risen to 121 following the testing of positive by more Kenyan and Ugandan truck drivers from Malaba and Elegu border with South Sudan.

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