COVID-19: China Reports Daily Record Of Cases Amid Protests

China reported a fifth straight daily record of 40,347 new COVID-19 infections, of which 3,822 were symptomatic and 36,525 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Excluding imported infections, China reported 40,052 new local cases, of which 3,748 were symptomatic and 36,304 were asymptomatic, up from 39,506 a day earlier.

The tally compares with 39,791 new cases a day earlier. There were no deaths recorded, compared with one the previous day.

Beijing reported 840 symptomatic and 3,048 asymptomatic cases, compared with 747 symptomatic and 3,560 asymptomatic cases the previous day, local government data showed.

Shanghai also reported 16 symptomatic cases and 128 asymptomatic cases, compared with 11 symptomatic cases and 119 asymptomatic cases a day before.

The COVID-19 infections rose as hundreds of protesters and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions spread to several cities.