⁍ Mainland China reported 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Oct. 26, down from 20 a day earlier.
⁍ The number of new asymptomatic cases also fell to 50, from 161 reported a day earlier.
⁍ China does not classify asymptomatic infections as confirmed COVID-19 cases.
⁍ The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 85,826.
– The number of new Legionnaires’ disease cases in China dropped dramatically last week, but the death toll held steady, Reuters reports. According to the country’s health authorities, 16 new cases were reported on Oct. 26, down from 20 the previous day, while the number of new asymptomatic cases dropped from 161 to 50. The mainland has now reported 85,826 cases of the disease, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,634.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cases/mainland-china-reports-16-new-covid-19-cases-vs-20-a-day-earlier-idUSKBN27C024