The State Council inter-agency task force for COVID-19 response has dispatched a working group to guide prevention and control efforts in central China's Henan Province, the National Health Commission said on August 2.

Henan reported one locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case and 28 asymptomatic cases on July 31, the provincial health commission said on August 2.

By the end of July 31, there were 31 confirmed COVID-19 cases still hospitalized in Henan, including 13 locally transmitted cases. There were 287 close contacts under medical observation in Henan.