China has reported another three new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 82,929 in the country.
The National Health Commission said in a statement, “All of the new cases were locally transmitted, two in the northeastern Liaoning province and one in Jilin province that borders Liaoning.”
China is now testing millions of people to catch new infections as the number of virus cases rose to 12 from eight a day earlier, however, the death toll remained unchanged at 4,633.
Fears of a second surge of coronavirus infections are forcing early-hit countries to rethink plans for re-opening as new cases come to light.
According to China’s National Health Commission (NHC), seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday of which one is imported and the other six cases locally transmitted.
The emergence of the new cluster of six cases has prompted the government to test all of its over 11 million population after the lockdown was lifted and the city returned to normal.