Chinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported

Chinese health authority said on Tuesday that it received reports of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Monday, and all of them were imported.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to the disease were reported Monday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

The three imported cases were all reported in Shanghai.

On Monday, a total of 26 people were discharged from hospital after recovery.

As of Monday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,605, including 297 patients who were still being treated, with three in severe condition.

Altogether 78,674 people had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 had died of the disease, the commission said.

With the three new imported COVID-19 cases on Monday, the total number of imported cases was brought to 1,982. Of the imported cases, 1,897 had been discharged from hospital after recovery, and 85 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

The commission said five people, including two from overseas, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

According to the commission, 3,267 close contacts were still under medical observation after 508 people were discharged from medical observation Monday.

Also on Monday, five new asymptomatic cases, all from overseas, were reported on the mainland and no asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed ones.

The commission said 110 asymptomatic cases, including 87 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By Monday, 1,521 confirmed cases including eight deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 451 in Taiwan including seven deaths.

A total of 1,217 patients in the Hong Kong SAR, 45 in the Macao SAR, and 440 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.