China reports 101 new coronavirus cases, 89 in Xinjiang

A worker in protective suit measures the body temperature of a woman at the entrance to a residential compound, following Covid-19 outbreak in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China on July 28, 2020. - Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters): China reported 101 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 28, up from 68 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Wednesday (July 29).

Of the new infections, 89 were in the far western region of Xinjiang and one in Beijing, while three were imported cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.