SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported the biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases since Feb. 22 on Sunday as more infections emerged among prison inmates in the epicenter of the outbreak, but officials emphasized the overall situation continues to improve.
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing face masks walk amid rainfall at the Central Business District, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing, China February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
A total of 573 news infections were reported on Feb. 29, compared with 427 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Some 565 of these were in Wuhan, where the outbreak emerged late last year.
The official China News wire service reported that 233 of the Wuhan cases were reported from the city’s prison system.
The 35 new deaths reported on Saturday were the second lowest daily total in February and down from 47 the previous day, however. There were also only three new cases