China on Monday reported the highest number of new Coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks.
This occurred as the country battles to prevent more COVID-19 infections, weeks after containing the pandemic.
No fewer than 108 people tested positive in the past 24 hours, Dpa reports.
The figure includes 98 travellers returning from abroad, according to the National Health Commission.
There are concerns about a resurgence of the disease since March 6, when authorities counted 143 new cases.
Meanwhile, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that there are now 13,814 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 52 countries across Africa.
Africa CDC stated this in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Sunday evening.
According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed 747 people in Africa, while a total of 2,355 patients have recovered from the deadly disease across the continent.
South Africa remains the highest country in Africa with 2,028 cases and 25 deaths, followed by Egypt with 1,939 and 146 deaths, and Algeria with 1,825 cases and 275 deaths.
Source: 247NNU/DailyPost