China reports 338 new COVID cases for July 12 vs 424 a day; outbreak hits Shanghai economy



China reported 338 new COVID-19 infections on July 12, of which 98 were symptomatic and 240 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. That is compared with 424 new cases a day earlier, 107 symptomatic and 317 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. There were zero new deaths, the same as a day earlier, keeping the nation`s fatalities at 5,226.