China reports 1,938 new coronavirus cases, up from 588 a day earlier
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Of the new cases, 1,807 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said.
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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Mainland China reported 1,938 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday (March 12), the country's national health authority said on Sunday, up sharply from 588 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 1,807 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, up from 476 the previous day.
The north-eastern province of Jilin reported 1,412 local cases and the northern province of Shandong had 175. It was 62 for the southern province of Guangdong.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, was 1,455, up from 1,173 a day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636.
As at March 12, mainland China had confirmed 115,466 cases.
