China Reports Seven New Covid Cases, No Deaths

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2021-02-21 HKT 09:47

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  • As of Saturday, the mainland had 89,831 confirmed coronavirus infections. Photo: AFP

    As of Saturday, the mainland had 89,831 confirmed coronavirus infections. Photo: AFP

China on Sunday reported seven new Covid-19 cases on the mainland for February 20, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said.

All the new infections were imported cases, the National Health Commission said in a statement. There were no new deaths.

China also reported six new asymptomatic patients, compared with 13 a day earlier. China does not classify asymptomatic cases as confirmed Covid-19 cases.

As of Saturday, the mainland had 89,831 confirmed coronavirus infections, while the Covid-19 death toll remained at 4,636, it said. (Reuters)

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