China reports 3 new coronavirus cases, down from 7 a day earlier

People rest at a park in Shenyang, China, on March 22, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

BEIJING (REUTERS) - China reported 3 new coronavirus cases for May 13, down from 7 cases a day earlier, the country's health commission said.

All of the new cases were locally transmitted - two in the north-eastern Liaoning province and one in Jilin province that borders Liaoning, the National Health Commission said in a statement on Thursday (May 14).

The number of new asymptomatic cases rose to 12 from 8 a day earlier.

The total number of cases now stands at 82,929 while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,633.

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