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Coronavirus: Mainland China reports 6 new Covid-19 cases versus 3 a day earlier

The total number of deaths in the mainland from Covid-19 remained unchanged at 4,633.

Published: Tue 28 Apr 2020, 5:44 AM

Updated: Tue 28 Apr 2020, 7:48 AM

By
Reuters

Students wearing face masks leave a school in Beijing, China as senior high school students in the Chinese capital returned to campus following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, April 27, 2020

Mainland China reported 6 new coronavirus cases for April 27, up from 3 reported a day earlier, putting its total number of Covid-19 infections to date at 82,836.

The National Health Commission said in a statement on Tuesday the number of imported cases involving travellers from overseas rose to 3 on Monday from a day earlier. New asymptomatic cases, involving patients infected with the virus but not showing symptoms, rose to 40 on Monday from 25 the previous day.

The total number of deaths in the mainland from Covid-19 remained unchanged at 4,633.