Mainland China reports 21 new Covid-19 cases vs 15 a day earlier

People wearing facemasks arrive at the Beijing Railway station after the country's national "Golden Week" holiday in Beijing. Credit: AFP Photo

Mainland China reported 21 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on October 10, up from 15 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.

All the new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, the National Health Commission said in a statement.

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed, fell to 23 from 39 a day earlier. All of them were imported.

The total confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China stands at 85,557, while the death toll remained at 4,634.

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