Asymptomatic coronavirus cases tick up in China

Even as China boasts of getting the coronavirus outbreak under control, the number of asymptomatic cases has risen, according to health officials where the pandemic began late last year.

The National Health Commission reported Monday that 78 new asymptomatic cases have been recorded in China in the past 24 hours, up from 47 a day earlier.

More than 1,000 asymptomatic cases are still under “medical observation,” the NHC said.