Tests show 10 cases of COVID-19 in city of Lu'an

A total of 10 positive results have been revealed among 75,000 finished nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 as of Friday evening in the city of Lu'an in East China's Anhui province, according to the local health commission.

Wu Guangjin, director of the  municipal health commission, revealed the results to China Central Television in a news report in the evening.

Among the results, three are confirmed cases while the other seven are asymptomatic cases.

The city reported the country's first locally transmitted infection in more than three weeks on Thursday and has launched massive testing immediately.

Samples have so far been collected from more than 600,000 local residents, of which 75,000 have received results.