Beijing, Nov. 20, 2021, SPA -- China reported 23 new confirmed coronavirus cases for today compared with 24 a day earlier, its health authority said on Saturday, Reuters reported. Of the new infections, three were locally transmitted cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with eight a day earlier. China reported 16 new asymptomatic cases being classified separately from confirmed cases, compared with 26 a day earlier. With no new deaths today, the toll remained unchanged at 4,636. As of Nov. 19, mainland China had 98,450 confirmed coronavirus cases. --SPA 11:21 LOCAL TIME 08:21 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1653703