NE China's Liaoning reports 13 new local infections

An additional 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases, all locally transmitted, were reported in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.

Twelve out of the 13 were found in the port city Dalian and were people previously observed as asymptomatic cases. 

Another confirmed case registered in Tieling City is related to cases in Dalian. 

The health commission also reported 14 asymptomatic cases on Saturday, all of them in Dalian.

Dalian rolls out mass testing in light of case spike

Dalian reported the first domestic case in the current local cluster on July 22 after over 110 days of zero new local infections.

The city announced that it would be entering "wartime" mode earlier this week in the wake of the new cluster, which is linked to a local seafood processing company. 

On Saturday, the municipal authority said mass virus testing had been rolled out citywide in light of the resurgence and that the government would cover the fees. 

By Saturday afternoon, at least 210,000 people had received nucleic acid tests. 

The city has recorded over 20 confirmed cases since July 22.