China’s Delta outbreak reaches record daily high with 50 cases, most in Inner Mongolia

China reported 50 local symptomatic cases of Covid-19 on Monday – a record high in daily new infections since the latest nationwide outbreak began on October 17.

The health ministry said on Tuesday that 32 of the cases were identified in the country’s northern autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. All except one of the infections occurred in the border area of Alxa League. Four asymptomatic local cases were also recorded, which China does not count towards its official tally.