Shanghai reports 13 new COVID-related deaths for May 4, versus 16 a day earlier

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s eastern financial hub of Shanghai reported 13 new COVID-19 deaths for May 4, down from 16 a day earlier, the local government said in a statement on Thursday.

The city reported 4,390 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 4, down from 4,722 a day earlier.

Confirmed symptomatic cases stood at 261, up from 260 a day earlier, it said.

(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Himani Sarkar)