XI'AN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The city of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Saturday downgraded the classifications of five areas from medium-risk for COVID-19 to low-risk, according to a press conference held on Saturday afternoon.

The city currently has a total of three high-risk areas and 55 medium-risk areas.

Xi'an, with 13 million residents, has reported a total of 1,959 locally transmitted confirmed cases since Dec. 9, 2021. So far, 180 patients have recovered.