COVID-19 is still the number one infectious disease in Beijing, said Beijing health officials on Thursday, noting that EG.5, a sublineage of the Omicron variant, is currently the dominant strain across China, accounting for over 70 percent of COVID-19 infections.
According to the 33rd weekly report in 2023 released by the Beijing health commission, the capital reported a total of 11,080 cases of 16 infectious diseases during the 33rd week of the year (August 14-August 20), an obvious increase compared with the 8,287 cases in the 32nd week and 5,434 cases in the 31st week.
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