COVID-19 cases in China fall to lowest on February 6
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China's COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest on February 6 since December 9, 2022, official data showed on Wednesday.

Travelers in protective gear in the departure hall at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (File photo: CFP)

Based on PCR test results, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in China reached a peak (6.94 million) on December 22, 2022, then fluctuated and fell to the lowest on February 6, 2023 (9,000), the Chinese Center for Desease Control (China CDC) said.

As for those taking rapid antigen tests, reported positive cases also fell to the lowest on February 6 to 784 after peaking on December 22, 2022.

Chief epidemiologist at China CDC Wu Zunyou said at a press conference on Thursday that it is unlikely for the country to experience another wave of infections in the coming months as the people's immunity level is at its highest after recoveries from the previous wave.

Mi Feng, the spokesperson for China's National Health Commission (NHC) confirmed to the press that the country's COVID-19 infections have become increasingly stable lately and it has not found any significant increase in the virus' transmissibility, immune escape ability and pathogenicity.

According to the CDC data, the major virus strains circulating in the country are still BA.5.2 and BF.7 and their sub-variant strains. It appears that BF.7 and its sub-variants take predominance in Beijing, Tianjin and Inner Mongolia, while BA.5.2 and its sub-variants take more advantage in other provinces.