COVID-19: China reports 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13

Number down from 108 the previous day, health authority says

Last updated: April 14, 2020 | 06:19

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Couples wearing facemasks dance in a park next to the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on April 13, 2020.

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Shanghai: China reported 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13, down from 108 the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday.

Of the total, 86 were imported, down from 98 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said.

China’s state broadcaster had reported earlier that 79 of the day’s imported cases were in the northeast province of Heilongjiang, which shares a border with Russia.

The number of total confirmed cases in China now stands at 82,249. Its death toll from the pandemic stands at 3,341, with no new deaths on April 13.