Beijing, July 27, 2021, SPA -- China reported 71 new COVID-19 cases on July 26, compared with 76 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Local infections accounted for 31 of the new cases, down from 40 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said in a statement. All of the local cases were reported in the eastern province of Jiangsu, it said. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China stand at 92,676, and the death toll remains at 4,636. --SPA 07:59 LOCAL TIME 04:59 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1592165