BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 54 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Jan. 27, down from 75 cases reported a day earlier, the national health authority said on Thursday.
The National Health Commission, in a statement, said 41 of the new cases were locally transmitted infections compared with 55 a day earlier. The number of asymptomatic infections, which China does not classify as confirmed COVID-19 cases, fell to 28 from 61 a day earlier.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported in mainland China now stands at 89,326, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom, writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
