China reports 35 new coronavirus cases

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China has reported 35 new coronavirus cases in the mainland over the past 24 hours, up from 22 a day earlier, the country's health authority has said.

Of the new cases, eight are local transmissions, compared with nine of the previous day, the National Health Commission said, according to Reuters. All of the local cases are in the southern Guangdong province.

China has also reported 27 new asymptomatic infections, versus 25 a day earlier. China does not classify symptomless infections as confirmed cases.

As of Friday, China had a total of 91,394 confirmed infections. Its death toll stood unchanged at 4,636.

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