Beijing reports 14 imported COVID-19 cases

Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-21 12:06:32|Editor: huaxia

Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows a view of the Xiaotangshan Hospital in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing put the 1,000-bed Xiaotangshan Hospital into use for screening imported suspected cases and treating confirmed cases who are not in severe condition. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Total number of imported cases in Beijing increased to 84 by the end of Friday.

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported 14 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other countries Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.

That brings the total number of imported cases in Beijing to 84 by the end of Friday.

Seven of the new cases reported Friday are from Britain, with the others from the United States, Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

There were no new reports of indigenously transmitted COVID-19 cases in Beijing on Friday.

As of the end of Friday, Beijing had reported a total of 499 confirmed cases. Of them, 392 had been discharged from hospital after recovery. Eight people died of the disease, according to the commission.

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