SHanghai, Jan 28, 2021, SPA -- Mainland China reported 52 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 28, down from 54 cases a day earlier, Reuters cited the country's national health authority as saying today, on Friday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that 36 of the new cases were locally transmitted infections. Asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed COVID-19 cases, rose to 42 from 28 a day earlier. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 89,378, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636. --SPA 03:36 LOCAL TIME 00:36 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w1495394