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Health

China reports 37 new coronavirus cases in mainland for Aug 5

FILE PHOTO: People watch Showering Timing band perform at the Nugget Records bar and recording studio as nightlife resumes following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China reported 37 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 5, up from 27 a day earlier, the country's health commission said on Thursday.

Seven of the new infections were imported cases, versus five a day earlier, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

The commission also reported 20 new asymptomatic patients, compared with 24 a day earlier.

As of August 5, mainland China had 84,528 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.

(Reporting by Emily Chow and Wang Jing; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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