China reports 206 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 25

December 26, 2021 / 6:24 AM

A medical worker prepares a dose of the Sinopharm Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province

Sharjah24 - Reuters: China reported 206 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 25, up from 140 a day earlier, its health authority said on Sunday.

Of the new infections, 158 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with 87 a day earlier. Most of the new local cases were in the northwestern province of Shaanxi.

China reported 29 new asymptomatic cases, which it classifies separately from confirmed cases, up from 24 a day earlier.