BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday reported 24 new coronavirus cases on the mainland for June 2, the same number as a day earlier, the country’s health authority said in a statement.
Of the new infections, nine were imported, the National Health Commission said, and the 15 local cases were all in southern Guangdong province. There were no new deaths.
China also reported 18 new asymptomatic patients, compared with 19 a day earlier.
As of June 2, China had a total of 91,170 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Its death toll remained unchanged at 4,636.
(Reporting by Lusha Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue)
