Chinese mainland reports 21 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 21 new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Of the new imported cases, 10 were reported in Shanghai, five in Guangdong, three in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, two in Fujian and one in Shanxi, the commission said in its daily report.

Among all the imported cases, 2,638 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 185 remained hospitalized, with two in severe condition, the commission said.

No deaths had been reported from the imported cases.

No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday across the Chinese mainland.

No new suspected COVID-19 cases or new deaths related to the disease were reported, the commission said.

On Sunday, 12 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland.

By the end of Sunday, a total of 2,823 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 2,638 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 185 remained hospitalized, with two in severe condition. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

As of Sunday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 85,372, including the 185 patients still being treated.

Altogether 80,553 patients had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 had died of the disease on the mainland, the commission said.

There were no suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland, while 7,020 close contacts were still under medical observation after 786 were discharged Sunday, according to the commission.