22 New COVID-19 Cases in Chinese Mainland

A total of 22 new COVID-19 cases were registered on the Chinese mainland Friday, of which 16 were cases of domestic transmissions, the Chinese health authority said Saturday.

The 16 domestically transmitted cases were reported in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in its daily report. As of Friday, a total of 17 confirmed cases have been reported in the region, all in Urumqi City. 269 people are under medical observation in the province.