SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 63 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 21, down from 73 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that 23 of the new cases were locally transmitted, the same as a day earlier, and the rest imported.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 43 from 31 a day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636.
As of Jan. 21, mainland China had 105,547 confirmed cases. (Reporting by Winni Zhou and Brenda Goh; Editing by William Mallard)
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