China reported a record number of local Covid-19 cases on Monday, as authorities extended a sweeping lockdown in Shanghai in an effort to curb the country’s worst outbreak in more than two years.

China recorded more than 16,400 new local Covid cases for Monday, according to the National Health Commission, the highest daily tally in mainland China in more than two years. More than 80% of the latest daily cases were in Shanghai, the commission said on Tuesday.

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