<p>China confirmed 11 new coronavirus cases, including six locally transmitted infections, taking the total count to 82,827, while a senior health official has warned of domestic resurgence of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> due to the rise in imported cases.</p>.<p>Death toll in China remained at 4,632 for the past 10 days, according to data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday. Of them, five were imported from overseas, while six were locally transmitted infections, it said.</p>.<p>Five of the new cases were in Heilongjiang province bordering Russia and another was in Guangdong province.</p>.<p>As many as 30 new asymptomatic cases, including seven imported, were also reported, taking the total number of such cases to 1,000, the NHC said.</p>.<p>Asymptomatic cases refer to people who are tested COVID-19 positive but develop no symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. However, they pose a risk of spreading the disease to others.</p>.<p>China has so far registered total 82,827 COVID-19 cases, including 77,394 recoveries.</p>.<p>While China contained the pandemic at Wuhan where the novel coronavirus first emerged in December last year, the growing numbers of imported cases as well as asymptomatic cases remained a cause of concern for health officials.</p>.<p>As of Saturday, the number of imported cases climbed to 1,634, including 22 in critical condition, the NHC said.</p>.<p>Also, the 1,000 suspected asymptomatic cases includes 151 from abroad. All such patients are still under medical observation.</p>.<p>NHC spokesperson Mi Feng has warned that China still faces a tough task to prevent a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic due to imported cases.</p>.<p>The number of countries as sources of imported cases reported on the Chinese mainland rose to 50 on Friday, he told a media briefing on Saturday.</p>.<p>Seven provincial-level regions reported newly imported cases or suspected cases on Friday, Mi noted, calling for targeted epidemic prevention and control measures as well as consistent personal protection.</p>
<p>China confirmed 11 new coronavirus cases, including six locally transmitted infections, taking the total count to 82,827, while a senior health official has warned of domestic resurgence of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> due to the rise in imported cases.</p>.<p>Death toll in China remained at 4,632 for the past 10 days, according to data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday. Of them, five were imported from overseas, while six were locally transmitted infections, it said.</p>.<p>Five of the new cases were in Heilongjiang province bordering Russia and another was in Guangdong province.</p>.<p>As many as 30 new asymptomatic cases, including seven imported, were also reported, taking the total number of such cases to 1,000, the NHC said.</p>.<p>Asymptomatic cases refer to people who are tested COVID-19 positive but develop no symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. However, they pose a risk of spreading the disease to others.</p>.<p>China has so far registered total 82,827 COVID-19 cases, including 77,394 recoveries.</p>.<p>While China contained the pandemic at Wuhan where the novel coronavirus first emerged in December last year, the growing numbers of imported cases as well as asymptomatic cases remained a cause of concern for health officials.</p>.<p>As of Saturday, the number of imported cases climbed to 1,634, including 22 in critical condition, the NHC said.</p>.<p>Also, the 1,000 suspected asymptomatic cases includes 151 from abroad. All such patients are still under medical observation.</p>.<p>NHC spokesperson Mi Feng has warned that China still faces a tough task to prevent a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic due to imported cases.</p>.<p>The number of countries as sources of imported cases reported on the Chinese mainland rose to 50 on Friday, he told a media briefing on Saturday.</p>.<p>Seven provincial-level regions reported newly imported cases or suspected cases on Friday, Mi noted, calling for targeted epidemic prevention and control measures as well as consistent personal protection.</p>