China Reports 130 Asymptomatic Cases of Coronavirus in One Day

A medical worker takes a rest at a fever clinic in Huanggang Zhongxin Hospital in Hubei province on March 26.Photographer: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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China reportedBloomberg Terminal 130 people over the past day who were infected with the novel coronavirus but don’t have symptoms, a sign that the group of people who can spread the virus without being detected is sizable.

The tally, the first daily count of so-called asymptomatic patients, establishes a new benchmark to measure the scope of the outbreak amid a growing chorus of domestic and international criticism of China’s data.