China's Liaoning reports three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

SHENYANG, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Liaoning Province reported three new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases as of 7 p.m. Sunday, the provincial health commission said.

Two cases were reported in the city of Yingkou from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, and one was reported in the first 12 hours of the day in the provincial capital Shenyang.

As of 7 p.m. Sunday, a total of nine confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and six asymptomatic cases were reported in Liaoning during the recent COVID-19 resurgence.

Most of the cases occurred in the Bayuquan District of Yingkou City. The district on Sunday closed all educational institutions and launched a second round of district-wide nucleic acid testing, local authorities said.