China quake death toll remains unchanged by mid Thursday

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake stood at 69,197 for the third day in a row as of Thursday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.

The number of the injured also stood at 374,176, showing no change since July 2, while the number of missing dropped by two to18,377 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.