Chinese mainland reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, 16 of them in Xinjiang
Updated 13:10, 18-Jul-2020
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Volunteers help residents buy medicine in a pharmacy in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 17, 2020. /VCG

Volunteers help residents buy medicine in a pharmacy in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 17, 2020. /VCG

A total of 22 new COVID-19 cases were registered on the Chinese mainland Friday, of which 16 were cases of domestic transmissions, the Chinese health authority said Saturday.

The 16 domestically transmitted cases were reported in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in its daily report. As of Friday, a total of 17 confirmed cases have been reported in the region, all in Urumqi City. 269 people are under medical observation in the province.

No deaths related to the disease were reported on Friday on the Chinese mainland on Friday. 

The commission said 21 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 78,758.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 83,644 and the cumulative death toll at 4,634, with 109 asymptomatic patients under medical observation.

Total confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 1,713 (1,264 recoveries, 11 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 454 (440 recoveries, seven deaths)

CGTN's reporters Zhao Yunfei, Hu Chao and Xu Xinchen have arrived in Xinjiang and will bring us the latest reports. Stay tuned.