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Number of COVID-19 high-risk cities, counties falls by almost half

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2020-03-07 22:40:33Xinhua Editor : Zhao Yuning ECNS App Download
Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus

The number of cities and counties in central China's Hubei Province, the center of the COVID-19 outbreak, classified as high-risk has fallen by almost half compared with three days ago, according to local authorities.

By the end of Friday, 19 cities and counties had been classified as high-risk, with 37 classified as low-risk and 20 classified as mid-risk.

The province had classified its cities and counties based on the risks of the epidemic on Wednesday. Twenty-two cities and counties had been classified as low-risk, with 17 classified as mid-risk and 37 classified as high-risk, by the end of Tuesday.

Cities, counties and districts with no newly confirmed cases in the last 14 days are categorized as low-risk regions, those with fewer than 50 cases or those with over 50 but without a concentrated outbreak are classified as mid-risk regions, and those with over 50 cases as well as a concentrated outbreak are classified as high-risk regions.

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