Mainland Sees Slight Drop In Covid Cases
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2022-02-27 HKT 09:37
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The mainland reported 239 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, down from 249 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 112 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, up from 93 a day earlier.
Most of the new local cases were reported by regions including Guangdong, Inner Mongolia and Guangxi, while Beijing reported two.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, stood at 100, compared with 118 a day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636. As of February 26, the mainland had confirmed 109,092 cases. (Reuters)
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