That compares with 171 new cases a day earlier - 46 symptomatic and 125 asymptomatic, which China counts separately.
There were no new deaths, leaving the nation's death toll at 5,226. As of Saturday, mainland China had confirmed 224,310 cases with symptoms. China's capital Beijing reported 16 new local symptomatic cases, up from five a day earlier, and three new local asymptomatic cases, up from one, according to the local government.
Shanghai reported six new local symptomatic cases, up from five a day earlier, and 16 new local asymptomatic cases versus nine the previous day, local government data showed.Reporting by Ella Cao and Kevin Yao; Editing by William MallardSubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.