China reported 2,526 new cases of the coronavirus as of Aug. 15, of which 591 were symptomatic and 1,935 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
That compares with 2,478 new cases a day earlier – 770 symptomatic and 1,708 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. There were no new deaths, the number of dead in the country remained at the level of 5,226.
As of August 15, 236,261 symptomatic cases have been confirmed in China.
China’s capital, Beijing, reported three symptomatic cases and one asymptomatic case, compared with zero infections a day earlier, local government data showed.
Shanghai reported no new local symptomatic cases from a day earlier, and three local asymptomatic cases in quarantine areas, up from five the previous day, local government data showed.
The resort city of Sanya on the southern tip of Hainan Island, which is grappling with the outbreak, reported 3,596 symptomatic and 4,497 asymptomatic cases between August 1 and 15.
