Excluding imported infections, China reported 34,772 new local cases, of which 4,233 were symptomatic and 30,539 were asymptomatic, down from 35,800 a day earlier.
As protests against China s stringent Covid-19 lockdowns intensified, the country reported an increase in coronavirus cases for the fourth consecutive day.
The latest lockdown started on Monday in Fenyang city in northern China s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV reported.