China has reported 16 new coronavirus infections, including 15 asymptomatic cases, in the first Covid-19 epicentre Wuhan

Beijing: China has reported 16 new coronavirus infections, including 15 asymptomatic cases, in the first Covid-19 epicentre Wuhan, where all the 11.2 million population is being tested for the virus, health authorities said on Wednesday.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) said five confirmed case and 16 asymptomatic cases were reported on Tuesday.

CoronavirusFour locally transmitted cases were reported in Jilin Province. Jilin city is under lockdown after clusters of infections were reported last week.

By Tuesday, Jilin province had reported a total of 133 confirmed locally transmitted cases, including two deaths and 106 who had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

There are still 25 patients receiving treatment in hospital, with three in severe condition, all in the city of Jilin, and 1,181 people in close contact with the locally transmitted cases under medical observation, the local health commission said.

CoronavirusAlso 16 new asymptomatic cases were reported on Tuesday, including 15 in Wuhan. NHC said 368 asymptomatic cases were under observation.

Globally, the coronavirus cases touched 4,897,492 with 323,285 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.