China reports 46 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 89 day earlier
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[BEIJING] China reported 46 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, compared with 89 cases a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission on Wednesday.
Of the new cases on Tuesday, 36 involved travellers arriving in China from overseas. That compares with 86 imported cases a day earlier.
That brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 82,295 as of Tuesday.
The number of new asymptomatic cases increased to 57 from 54 a day earlier.
China does not include patients with no clinical symptoms such as a cough or a fever in its tally of confirmed cases.
REUTERS
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