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China quake death toll stands at 69,195

BEIJING, Jul 01, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Monday's figure of 69,195 as of Tuesday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.

The number of the injured stayed at 374,177 and people reported missing decreased to 18,392 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.