Wuhan: An official has been sacked after six new cases of coronavirus reported in the Wuhan city where the pandemic originated last December.
Zhang Yuxin was removed from his post for poor management over the closing-off and control of the Sanmin residential community, where he served as secretary, reports Xinhua news agency.
All the six patients are from the Sanmin residential community.
As of Monday, China had a total of 84,010 COVID-19 cases, with 4,637 deaths.