BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 9,005 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 9, of which 1,185 were symptomatic and 7,820 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
That compared with 8,335 new cases a day earlier – 1,346 symptomatic and 6,989 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.
There were no new deaths, same as a day earlier, keeping fatalities at 5,226.
As of Nov. 9, mainland China had confirmed 267,544 cases with symptoms.
China’s capital Beijing reported 34 symptomatic and 61 asymptomatic cases, compared with 32 symptomatic and 48 asymptomatic case the previous day, local government data showed.
Financial hub Shanghai reported no symptomatic and four asymptomatic cases, compared with zero symptomatic and four asymptomatic cases a day before, the local health authority reported.
The southern technology hub of Shenzhen reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, versus three the day before.
Guangzhou, also in the south, reported 125 new locally transmitted symptomatic and 2,430 asymptomatic cases, compared with 91 symptomatic and 2,564 asymptomatic cases a day before, authorities in the city of nearly 19 million people said.
(Reporting by Shanghai newsroom; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
