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Mainland China’s total daily Covid cases soar above Shanghai lockdown highs



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Only a few vehicles, including one with two health workers, drive through Beijing’s central business district on Nov. 23, 2022, as the area has announced tighter Covid controls.Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Mainland China reported more than 31,000 Covid infections for Wednesday, including cases without symptoms.That surpassed the 29,317 high seen in mid-April, during the Shanghai lockdown, according to CNBC calculations of Wind Information data. However, daily Covid infections with symptoms remain well below the high seen in April. Nearly 90% or more of total Covid cases reported in recent days have been asymptomatic, the data showed.The southern city of Guangzhou, the national capital of Beijing and the southwestern municipality of Chongqing have been the hardest hit in the latest Covid wave.But nearly all of China’s 31 province-level regions have reported new Covid infections, with and without sympt …

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