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That compared with 3,036 new cases a day earlier – 637 symptomatic and 2,399 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. There were no new deaths, keeping the nation’s fatalities at 5,226. As of August 17, mainland China had confirmed 2,37,580 cases with symptoms. China’s capital Beijing reported four symptomatic case, compared with one a day ago, and one asymptomatic case, the same as a day before, according to local government data. Shanghai reported no new local symptomatic cases, the same as a day earlier, and four local asymptomatic cases of which two were reported outside quarantined areas, versus four the...