July 21, 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 11 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 20, down from 22 cases from a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday.
Of the new infections, eight were in the far western region of Xinjiang, according to a statement by the National Health Commission. The other three were imported cases.
China reported six new asymptomatic patients, down from 13 a day earlier.
As of Monday, mainland China had 83,693 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.
(Reporting by Lusha Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
