China records third consecutive daily COVID-19 cases

China recorded 34,909 new local cases, of which 3,405 were symptomatic and 31,504 were asymptomatic, an increase from the previous day's total of 32,695.

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On Friday, November 25, China recorded 35,183 new COVID-19 infections, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission announced on Saturday, November 26, establishing a new daily record for the third consecutive day.

This compares to 32,943 new cases a day earlier, of which 3,103 symptomatic and 29,840 asymptomatic illnesses are separately counted in China.

Excluding imported cases, China recorded 34,909 new local cases on Friday, of which 3,405 were symptomatic and 31,504 were asymptomatic, an increase from the previous day’s total of 32,695.

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The number of fatalities remained same at 5,232. As of Friday, China’s mainland has confirmed 304,093 symptomatic cases.

Megacities continue to struggle to suppress epidemics, with Guangzhou in the south and Chongqing in the southwest recording the majority of new cases.

Guangzhou, a thriving city of roughly 19 million people, recorded 361 new locally transmitted symptomatic cases and 7,058 asymptomatic cases on Friday, up from 257 symptomatic cases and 7,267 asymptomatic cases the day before, according to local officials.