Mainland China registered 418 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, of which 112 were symptomatic and 306 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said today, as quoted by Reuters.

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A day earlier, the country reported 460 cases of the infection, of which 72 were symptomatic and 388 asymptomatic, which China registered separately.

There were no new deaths from COVID-19, keeping the total death toll at 5,226.

As of yesterday, mainland China has confirmed a total of 226,035 symptomatic cases of the coronavirus.

China's capital Beijing registered three symptomatic cases of the coronavirus yesterday, compared to none a day earlier, and no asymptomatic cases for two days, local authorities said.

Shanghai also registered three symptomatic cases of the infection yesterday, compared to two cases a day earlier, as well as five asymptomatic ones, compared to one such case the previous day, according to data from local authorities.

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