20 new imported COVID-19 cases reported on Chinese mainland

A total of 20 new imported cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported, the National Health Commission said Monday in its daily report.

Of the new imported cases, 10 were reported in Shanghai, three in Sichuan, two each in Inner Mongolia and Fujian, and one each in Shanxi, Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces.

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

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

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

By the end of Sunday, a total of 2,921 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Among them, 2,713 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 208 remained hospitalized, with one 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 85,470, including the 208 patients still being treated. Altogether 80,628 patients had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 died of the disease on the mainland, the commission said.

There were six suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland, while 8,013 close contacts were still under medical observation after 523 were discharged Sunday, according to the commission.