China reports two coronavirus cases for 2 May

China reported two new coronavirus cases for 2 May, up from one the day before, data from the country’s national health authority showed on Sunday.

One case was imported and the other was local, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. This compares to one imported case and no domestic transmissions on 1 May.

The NHC also reported 12 asymptomatic cases for 2 May, down from 20 the day before.

The number of confirmed cases in China has reached 82,877. With no new deaths reported, the death toll remained at 4,633.