BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 82 new COVID-19 cases for Jan. 25, down from 124 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Tuesday.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that 69 of the new cases were local infections. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 57 from 45 cases a day earlier.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 89,197. The death toll rose by one to 4,636.
(Reporting by Colin Qian in Beijing and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Tom Hogue)
