(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-04 16:03

BEIJING - The death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by one to 69,196 as of Friday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.

The number of the injured stood at 374,176 and people reported missing dropped by four to 18,385 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.