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Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4

Reuters | Posted: Dec. 5, 2020, 1:51 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 4, 2020, 11:50 p.m. | 1 Min Read

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 4, unchanged from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.

The National Health Commission said in a statement 15 of the new cases were imported infections. It reported 12 new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, also unchanged from a day earlier.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mainland China stands at 86,601. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.

(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by William Mallard)

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