People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of Covid-19 wait to order savory pancakes from a vendor at a farmers' market in Beijing (File photo)
BEIJING: China on Wednesday reported 28 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 17, compared with 42 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, six were locally transmitted, unchanged from a day earlier. China reported 17 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases, which it does not classify as confirmed infections, also unchanged from a day earlier. No new deaths were reported. As of Aug. 17, mainland China had recorded 94,500 confirmed cases, with the cumulative death toll unchanged at 4,636.