China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases vs 12 a day earlier
19 December, 2020
Mainland China recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 18, up from 12 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Saturday (Dec 19).
The National Health Commission said in its daily bulletin that 14 of the brand new cases were imported. Among the three local transmissions, two were in the capital Beijing and one was in the northeastern province of Liaoning.
Another 16 asymptomatic cases were also reported on Dec 18, up from 11 on the prior day. China will not include asymptomatic patients in its total confirmed case list.
Mainland China has reported an accumulated total of 86,806 coronavirus cases, with 4,634 deaths.
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