SHANGHAI (CHINA) – China reported 36 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Nov. 5, the health commission said on Friday.
According to a statement published by the National Health Commission, of the new infections, 30 were imported. The remaining six were locally transmitted cases in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
Authorities in the region have been conducting large-scale testing in Kashgar and Kizilsu in Xinjiang’s latest outbreak.
China reported 33 new asymptomatic patients, compared to 24 a day earlier.
Mainland China had 86,151 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll stood at 4,634.
