BEIJING — Here are the latest developments from China's COVID-19 control and prevention efforts:
— The Chinese mainland on Jan 24 reported 124 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 117 locally transmitted and seven arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Jan 25.
— Northeast China's Heilongjiang province reported 35 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 asymptomatic infections on Jan 24.
All the cases were identified during medical quarantine and mass nucleic acid tests.
— Northeast China's Jilin province on Jan 24 reported 67 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and five new asymptomatic infections.
As of Jan 24, a total of 273 confirmed cases had been reported in the province in the latest round of infection since mid-January.
— North China's Hebei province reported 11 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and two asymptomatic infections on Jan 24.
A total of 805 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in Hebei. In addition, 93 locally transmitted asymptomatic cases are under medical observation.
— Beijing reported three new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic infection on Jan 24. All of the cases were reported in Daxing district.
The city also reported one imported asymptomatic infection on Jan 24.