BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) - China reported 73 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Jan. 20, up from 66 a day earlier, its health authority said on Friday.
Of the new infections, 23 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, down from 43 a day earlier. The other new cases were imported.
China reported 31 new asymptomatic cases, which it classifies separately from confirmed cases, up from 28 infections a day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636.
As of Jan. 20, mainland China had 105,484 confirmed cases. (Reporting by Ryan Woo and Albee Zhang; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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