On Sunday, China reported 137 new asymptomatic COVID-19 infections in Kashgar, marking the first time since Oct. 14 that local cases have been reported in the Chinese mainland.
The 137 new asymptomatic cases were all linked to a garment factory and were discovered after a worker previously tested positive for the virus.
In total, mainland China has reported 85,810 COVID-19 cases and 4,634 coronavirus related fatalities.
Top scientists and analysts have said that the total number of individuals infected is likely to be much higher than published figures due to testing and tracing issues and potential under-reporting by the government.
The United States is currently leading global COVID-19 cases with over 8.8 million infections and 230,510 fatalities, although India follows closely behind with 7.9 million cases and 119,030 deaths. As for the third-highest case toll and death toll, Brazil follows with 5.3 million cases and 157,163 deaths, Russia with 1.5 million cases and 26,269 deaths, and Spain with 1.1 million infections and 26,269 deaths.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 43 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.3 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.
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