Official says Xinjiang COVID-19 cases have same infection source

The genome sequence of the coronavirus found in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region suggests that the recent cases in the region can be attributable to the same infection source as others, Cui Yan, director of Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told a daily press briefing on Tuesday.

As of Monday, Xinjiang had 606 confirmed and 114 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19, while 15,213 people are still under medical observation.

The official said 99.3 percent of the confirmed cases were recorded in the capital city of Urumqi.

From July 15 to Monday, a total of 42 patients have been discharged from hospital after recovery in Xinjiang.