China on Monday (Jul 26) reported 76 new coronavirus cases – the highest daily rise since January – including 40 domestic transmissions linked to a cluster in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
Of the 40 domestic cases, 39 were from Jiangsu province and one from Liaoning, the national health commision said in a statement Monday, adding there had been no new deaths.
Tens of thousands of people are under lockdown in Jiangsu's provincial capital Nanjing as authorities test the city's millions of residents after an outbreak linked to its airport last week.
China has recorded 92,605 virus cases and 4,636 deaths since the initial outbreak in late 2019.
(Compiled)
