SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China on Friday reported 23 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 8, compared with 17 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said.
Eight of the new infections were local cases, the National Health Commission said in a statement. There were no new deaths.
China also reported 22 new asymptomatic patients, compared with 10 a day earlier.
As of July 8, mainland China had a total of 91,989 confirmed coronavirus cases, it said.
China’s death toll from the coronavirus remained unchanged at 4,636.
(Reporting by Josh Horwitz and Winni Zhou; Editing by Tom Hogue)
