BEIJING (CHINA) – The Chinese national health authority said on Sunday that the mainland recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 19, which is down from 14 a day earlier.
In a statement, the National Health Commission said all new cases of infection were imported ones involving overseas returnees.
A day earlier, there were 21 new asymptomatic cases down from 24 the previous day. However, Chinese authorities do not classify these patients as confirmed cases.
The number of confirmed cases in the mainland stands at 85,279 and the fatality tally remains unchanged at 4,634.