China reports 33 new coronavirus infections

SHANGHAI, Mainland China reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on 4th January, matching the count from the day before, the country’s national health authority said on Tuesday.

The National Health Commission said in a statement that 16 of the new cases were infections imported from overseas. The commission reported 17 new locally transmitted cases: 14 in Hebei province, two in Liaoning province and one in the capital city of Beijing.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 87,183, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634, said the Reuters report