China reports 1,267 new Covid-19 cases for Oct 24 vs 1,076 a day earlier

A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Huangpu district in Shanghai. - AFP

SHANGHAI (Reuters): China reported 1,267 new Covid-19 infections on Oct. 24, of which 246 were symptomatic and 1,021 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

That is compared with 1,076 new cases a day earlier - 221 symptomatic and 855 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.