COVID-19: China reports 10 new cases, as US records 1,738 new deaths in 24 hours

Health authorities in China have reported that they recorded 10 new coronavirus cases in mainland China, as the number of so-called imported cases involving travellers from overseas declined.

According to the National Health Commission, six of the new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Wednesday were imported, down from 23 a day earlier.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases for mainland China now stands at 82,798. No new COVID-19 deaths were reported, leaving the toll unchanged at 4,632.

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Meanwhile, a running tally by Johns Hopkins University has revealed that the United States recorded 1,738 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a lower toll than the day before.

The new deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the US to 46,583 since the outbreak began there, by far the highest figures recorded by any country caught in the global pandemic.

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