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China reports 71 new COVID-19 cases on July 26 vs 76 a day earlier
BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - China reported 71 new COVID-19 cases on July 26, compared with 76 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.
Local infections accounted for 31 of the new cases, down from 40 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said in a statement. All of the local cases were reported in the eastern province of Jiangsu, it said.
The number of new asymptomatic cases - which China does not classify as confirmed cases - declined to 20 from 24 a day earlier.
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China stand at 92,676, and the death toll remains at 4,636.
(Reporting by Colin Qian, Stella Qiu and Engen Tham; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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