BEIJING, Oct 10 ― Mainland China reported 15 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on October 9, down from 21 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said today.

All the new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, the National Health Commission said in a statement.

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 39 from 15 a day earlier. All of them were imported.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 85,536, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634. ― Reuters