Staff members spray disinfectant at a community which was classified as a medium-risk area for COVID-19, in Yuhua District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported 27 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday.
As of noon on Sunday, the city had reported a total of 706 locally transmitted confirmed cases in the latest outbreak since Jan. 2, Meng Xianghong, vice mayor of Shijiazhuang, told a press briefing.
There were also 202 asymptomatic cases currently under medical treatment at designated hospitals, Meng noted. ■
