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Mainland China reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on September 18, down from 32 cases reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Saturday.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas.
It also reported 24 new asymptomatic cases, up from 20 a day earlier, though China does not classify these patients without symptoms as confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The total number of COVID-19 cases for mainland China now stands at 85 269, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4 634.