Shanghai reports 131 new asymptomatic COVID cases, 39 symptomatic cases for May 27

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai reported 131 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, down from 219 a day earlier, while symptomatic cases also fell to 39 from 45, the city government said on Saturday.

One new case was reported outside quarantined areas, compared with zero a day earlier.

Shanghai recorded zero COVID-19-related deaths for May 27, versus one a day earlier.

(Reporting by Jason Xue and Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Sandra Maler)