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China detects six COVID-19 cases, 4 asymptomatic carriers over past day

15 July 2020 09:16 (UTC +04:00)

China has registered four asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers in the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday, adding that another six new coronavirus cases were recorded in the country, APA reports citing Sputnik.

According to the commission, all new cases have been imported from abroad.

The country’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 83,611, the death toll is 4,634. The cumulative number of recovered patients in China stands at 78,693.

Since early April, Chinese health authorities began counting asymptomatic cases among their overall tally. Over the past day, four people were released from under medical observation with suspected asymptomatic infection, while 110 people remain under observation.