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China reports 13 new COVID-19 cases

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People are seen after receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China on Jan 15, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)
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BEIJING: China reported 13 new COVID-19 cases on Mar 15, up from five cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday (Mar 16).

The National Health Commission said in a statement that all of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, fell to seven from nine a day earlier.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China now stands at 90,062, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636.

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Source: Reuters/lk