Mainland Reports 49 New Covid Cases

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2020-11-03 HKT 08:17

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  • People wearing masks sit outside a pharmacy in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

    People wearing masks sit outside a pharmacy in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Mainland China reported 49 new Covid-19 cases on November 2, from 24 a day earlier, the national health authority reported on Tuesday.

The National Health Commission said in a statement 44 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas.

The commission also reported 61 new asymptomatic cases, compared with 30 such cases reported a day earlier. China does not classify symptomless patients as confirmed Covid-19 cases.

The total number of confirmed cases in China now stands at 86,070, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,634. (Reuters)

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