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China reports 108 new coronavirus cases; death toll at 3,341, say officials

A total of 1,378 imported and 1,064 asymptomatic cases, as well as 10 local infections have been reported

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Travellers line up with their belongings outside Hankou Railway Station after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted. Photo: Reuters

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3 min read Last Updated : Apr 13 2020 | 9:31 AM IST

China has reported the highest number of daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks. A total of 108 new cases were reported on Sunday, health officials said.

Two more people have died, taking the death toll in China to 3,341, news agency PTI reported.

A total of 1,378 imported and 1,064 asymptomatic cases, as well as 10 local infections have been reported, said China's National Health Commission (NHC).

Ten new domestically transmitted cases were reported, seven in Heilongjiang Province and three in Guangdong Province, the NHC said.

With the new surge in cases, the total number of cases in China

Topics : Coronavirus China

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