SHANGHAI: China reported nine new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Aug 27, compared with eight a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday (Aug 28).
The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new infections were imported cases involving travellers from overseas, marking the 12th consecutive day of no local transmissions.
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The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 85,013, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.
China also reported 16 new asymptomatic cases, down from 19 a day earlier.
China, however, does not count these symptomless patients as confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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