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China sees new spike in Covid-19 cases as northeastern city of Dalian becomes centre of national outbreak
- The port city has recorded more than 200 cases in less than two weeks as a result of the Delta variant
- Dalian reported 52 local symptomatic cases on Friday as cases in other parts of the country dwindle
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A single city in northeast China was the source of 52 of the 79 new local Covid-19 symptomatic cases that the country’s National Health Commission reported on Friday.
The sudden spike in Dalian, which reported its first community case from the latest wave on November 4, has contributed to a marked increase in the overall national total.
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Within a week, the port city’s tally reached 215, according to data from the provincial health commission, which has blamed the rapid spread of the disease on the highly infectious Delta variant.
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On Friday China also reported 42 imported cases and 12 asymptomatic local cases, which are not counted towards the official tally.
Daily cases in Liaoning have now overtaken both the nearby province of Heilongjiang province and its sprawling northern neighbour Inner Mongolia, both previous epicentres of the latest outbreak.
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Heilongjiang has been reporting single-digit local symptomatic cases since Saturday, while Inner Mongolia has announced only one such case this week.
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