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China's capital reported a slight increase in the confirmed new coronavirus cases Wednesday as it seeks to battle the recent outbreak with strict measures. The lethal virus has infected more than 82,56,257 and killed over 4,45,937 people across the world.

Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 82,56,257 and killed over 4,45,937 people across the world. More than 4,306,089 people have recovered so far.

China's capital reported a slight increase in the numbers confirmed new coronavirus cases Wednesday as it seeks to battle the recent outbreak with strict measures aimed at reducing human contact and the chances of a new wave of infections across the country.

The capital, which had seemed to have the outbreak under control, reported 31 cases, up from 27 the day before, primarily linked to the city of 20 million’s largest wholesale market in its southwest.

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Nationwide, China reported 44 new cases, around the average for recent days. Eleven of those were brought from abroad by Chinese travellers, while one other local case was from Hebei province adjacent to Beijing and one in the eastern province of Zhejiang further south.

No new deaths were reported and just 252 people are currently in treatment for COVID-19, with another 113 being isolated and observed for being suspected cases or for testing positive for the virus without showing any symptoms.