China Reports Eight Covid Cases, No Deaths
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2021-03-09 HKT 09:01
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China reported eight new Covid-19 cases on March 8, down from 19 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, fell to nine from 17 a day earlier.
Total confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China now stand at 90,002. The death toll remains unchanged at 4,636. (Reuters)
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