Chinese mainland reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, all imported

No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

A total of 15 confirmed cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported Tuesday, the commission said in its daily report.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to the disease were reported on the mainland, it added.

Of the new imported cases, five were reported in Sichuan, four each in Shanghai and Guangdong, and one each in Tianjin and Yunnan, the commission said.

On Tuesday, 54 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, the commission said.

By the end of Tuesday, a total of 2,447 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 2,229 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 218 remained hospitalized, with three in severe conditions. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

As of Tuesday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 84,996, including 347 patients who were still being treated, with seven in severe conditions.

Altogether 80,015 people had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 had died of the disease on the mainland, the commission said.

There were currently no suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland, it added.

According to the commission, 11,915 close contacts were still under medical observation after 1,249 were discharged on Tuesday.