Mainland China reports 22 new coronavirus cases including 17 in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 19, up from 16 cases from a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday.
Of the new infections, 17 were in the far western region of Xinjiang, according to a statement by the National Health Commission. The other five were imported cases.
China reported 13 new asymptomatic patients, down from 42 a day earlier.
As of Sunday, mainland China had 83,682 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.
(Reporting by Lusha Zhang, Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
